Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:11am on 12 Nov 2026,Thursday India Global
Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng Svendsen has alleged that the Indian government cancelled her visa shortly before she was due to travel to Hyderabad for the Congress-organised Bharat Summit on November 13–14. She said the Indian Embassy in Norway called her around 10 minutes before her planned departure, despite her having a visa and political clearance. Svendsen, who works for Oslo-based newspaper Dagsavisen, claimed she was given no explanation and suggested the decision could be linked to her criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questions about press freedom, and comments on industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. She urged the government to reconsider the decision.
