You asked me a question, let me answer...: Amb Sibi George's sharp exchange with Norwegian reporter

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Hi, my name is Hela. I'm come from the Norwegian newspaper Davis.

[00:00:05]I am wondering as we strengthen our partnership, why should we trust you? Can you promise that you will try to stop the human rights violations that goes on in your country? And also, will the prime minister start taking critical questions from the Indian press at some point in the future? And also if possible I would like you to answer straight away.

[00:00:30]>> Okay.

[00:00:31]>> Right now like now >> we have a question there.

[00:00:34]>> But I might also have follow-up questions. So it would be better if you answer right away and then I can >> follow up.

[00:00:40]>> Let me I'm conducting the press conference. So please let me answer the question.

[00:00:46]>> Please don't interrupt me. Please don't interrupt me. You ask me a question.

[00:00:52]Please. This is my press conference. You ask why should a country trust India?

[00:00:57]Why should Why should a country Why should a country trust India? Why should a country trust India? Let me answer that question please. Let me finish my question. Let me finish my my answer to the question. Let me You ask me a question. You ask me a question. You ask me a question. Let me answer. You ask me a question. Let me answer. Okay. Let me I will come to that. I will come to you.

[00:01:29]Please please please have patience.

[00:01:32]Please you know please have questions.

[00:01:34]No when to answer where to answer how to answer. These are my prerogatives. You ask the question don't ask answer. Don't ask me to answer in a particular way.

[00:01:46]Let me answer. I will answer. We are one sixth of the total population of the world but not one sixth of the problems of the world. People have no understanding of the the scale of India.

[00:01:58]People have no understanding. They read you know one or two news reports published by some um god forsaken um ignorant um nos and then come and ask questions. Don't worry about it. We are proud to be a democracy. We are a democracy.