Tensions Rising Over W.H. Press Corps Access in India

By: Edward-Isaac Dovere and Hadas Gold | Politico

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — Tensions between Indian and White House officials over press access are heating up, as the White House Press Corps tries to preserve its ability to cover President Barack Obama on his trip to India.

Reporters who wish to cover Obama attending the Republic Day parade will have to give up all electronics, wireless access, and even bathroom breaks for upward of eight hours. If any news were to occur during the parade - an all-day spectacle of marching bands and floats, dancing children and rolling tanks - there would be something like a six-hour delay for the traveling pool to notify the rest of the American press.