The evidence shows there's been an unprecedented crackdown on the media in India in the 10 years since Modi came to power.
- French journalist Vanessa Dougnac — believed to be India's longest-serving foreign correspondent — had to leave this year because her permanent residency was revoked
- Al Jazeera said its correspondent was not given a pass to cover the election
- The BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai were raided by Indian authorities last year after it aired a documentary critical of Modi's treatment of the country's Muslim minority
If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that Modi – and his government – can be openly resistant to accountability.
Many of my fellow foreign correspondents have been pushed out of the country and can't share their experiences because they have family there they have to protect.
Without those connections to India, I'm in a rare position to speak openly about what happened.