The United States seems to be interfering in India’s internal affairs once again, this time by reportedly pressuring the country to ban Russian state-run media outlets. This move has sparked a debate about the US’s double standards when it comes to freedom of speech. According to two strategic affairs experts who spoke to Sputnik India, the US only defends free speech when it fits its own interests.

Prashant Pandey, co-author of the best-selling book BBC: True Lies, claims that the US ha...