"The BBC does not have an agenda – we are driven by purpose. And our first public purpose is to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them," said Tim Davie.
The British government has strongly defended the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the Income-Tax department's survey operations on the UK-headquartered media corporation's New Delhi and Mumbai offices over three days last week.
BBC I-T Survey: BJP s reaction came following the British government s strong defence of the BBC and its editorial freedom in Parliament after the I-T department s survey operations on the media corporation s office in India.
BBC I-T Survey: The Income Tax Department has said in a statement following the survey that the income and profits disclosed by the organisation s units were
There was no reaction to the 'survey' – which comes weeks after the BBC aired a two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi – from the UK government.