Correction, state censorship will be abused. What happens when India elects their version of Trump? Suddenly, what might seem like half-decent system under better leadership becomes a weapon to completely obliterate the news media and target individuals to pursue personal vendettas.
EDIT: If you don't like my comparison, choose any other politician who has documented history of threatening suppression and violence against the free press.
Their current leader, Modi, is extremely divisive and has been accused of very actively fanning the long-running ethnic/religious conflict in the country. The BBC documentary on him is not unbiased but still very revealing.
So you should view this action using the same lens you would as any other divisive leader, eg Trump.
Is this the documentary where he attacks the journalist who was calmly interviewing him about his political record and changes the subject and blames the media for his own shortcomings? I don’t frighten easily, but that was truly scary.
Correction, state censorship will be abused. What happens when India elects their version of Trump? Suddenly, what might seem like half-decent system under better leadership becomes a weapon to completely obliterate the news media and target individuals to pursue personal vendettas.
EDIT: If you don't like my comparison, choose any other politician who has documented history of threatening suppression and violence against the free press.