In February this year, Indian income tax authorities carried out a brief survey at the offices of the BBC in New Delhi. Following this, the BBC released a lengthy video on their Hindi platform, with the claim that they are an independent media organization funded by the British public. A number of foreign governments took note of the Indian income tax survey. The foreign press, always ready to jump on India’s throat, acted on cue. Civil society groups cried that democracy is in danger in India. Or in other words, the usual stuff. For many Indians and a number of...