Press Freedom: Why India Scores Higher Than Pakistan

Himanish Dasgupta, 30, is a young professional hailing from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Since 2016, he has been a dedicated observer of Pakistani geopolitics, regional affairs, and media. While he is a vocal critic of the BJP’s policies, he maintains the perspective that India’s press continues to enjoy more freedom than that of Pakistan. To quantify this comparison, he assigns a score of 55 out of 100 to the freedom of the Indian press, while giving the Pakistani press a score of 30. Himanish is an alumnus of the Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur (commonly referred to as IMT Nagpur). He has built a diverse career working with several multinational organizations across India. ************************************ Shakil Chaudhary is a journalist, author, and researcher. He is an alumnus of Government College, Lahore. He later studied International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and Media and Communications at the London School of Economics. Over the years, he has worked for several leading English-language newspapers and a few other organizations. He is the author of “Handbook of Functional English.” These are some of his notable interviews: 👉 Sardar Masood Khan, former president, AJK, Part 1: https://youtu.be/h0jFAudsDuM 👉 Sardar Masood Khan, former president, AJK, Part 2: https://youtu.be/0esgmmI8XGE 👉 Ambassador Abdul Basit: https://youtu.be/qxWeiIzwskI 👉 Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani: https://youtu.be/x3mdfAklix0 👉 Shahid Siddiqui, a former member of India’s parliament: https://youtu.be/hRDiEe90z6Y You’re welcome to follow him on Facebook and Twitter. 👉 https://www.facebook.com/shakil.chaudhary/ 👉 https://x.com/ShakChaudhary