The Income Tax (IT) department’s sudden raid at the BBC premises in India has drawn widespread condemnation against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has shocked journalists, activists and opposition politicians alike. Such a high-handed action against one of the oldest and most trusted global broadcasting networks, understandably, will be a cause of concern and discomfort in Western capitals, as well as those in every democratic country.  The raid, which the IT officials have described as a “survey” follows recent controversy over the BBC’s showing of a two-part investigative documentary, ‘’India: The Modi Question’’, which for the first time revealed a confidential investigation by the British government into the 2002 Gujarat riots that left more than a thousand Muslims dead. The British investigation report concluded that the violence had “all the hallmarks of genocide” and found Modi “directly responsible” for not stopping the killings of Muslims....