“The media want greater engagement from politicians but I wouldn’t at this stage say the quality of debate is under threat” – Shobhana Bhartia

On 13 October 2015 Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director of India’s largest listed media company HT Media Limited, participated in a public conversation about media and politics in contemporary India with Dr Mukulika Banerjee. During her visit to LSE, she spoke to Sonali Campion about the role of the Indian press in supporting democracy and how the media environment has changed since the BJP government came to power.