Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

The cartoon was published as a commentary by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten days before the prime minister landed in Oslo. | India News

A Norwegian newspaper faced backlash for publishing a controversial cartoon portraying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a snake charmer during his five-nation tour.

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their…

Norwegian daily Aftenposten faces backlash for depicting India’s PM Narendra Modi as a snake charmer, sparking racism, colonial stereotype and satire debates.