“In countries like the U.S., the courts have upheld the right to burn the national flag as a mark of protest or expression. In India, by contrast, we routinely get hysterical if the flag is ever taken out of the boundaries of officialdom.”

Indian television journalist and author

Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author, known for her long career in broadcast news. She has worked as a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She now runs her own digital news channel, MoJo Story. Her work is centered on reporting and news presentation, and she has built a public profile through television journalism and digital media.