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Tax surveys were carried out in BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai in mid-February. The broadcasting company is yet to submit revised returns or make a written submission to the I-T department

The British envoy expressed his complete understanding of the anger in India over the vandalism at the High Commission, adding that he would be equally agitated if such an incident occurred at the British High Commission.

The government said the BBC had failed to respond to repeated requests to clarify its tax affairs related to the profits and remittances from its Indian operations.

The unfortunate thing is the ban itself but what is even more unfortunate is the coercive action thereafter - in this case the income tax raids on BBC office," he said.

“We stand up for the BBC, we fund the BBC, we think the BBC World Service is vitally important,” MP David Rutley said in the House of Commons.

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.

In the 48 hours since the surveys started, various journalists' bodies and independent observers – globally and within the country – have expressed deep concern with the move and its timing.

Several of the newspapers have said that by targeting the BBC, the Modi government may have undermined India's global democratic credentials.

The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC offices but is not in a position to offer its judgement. -- aaa

There is no term called 'raid' in the IT Act. A survey is not a search and seizure, which doesn’t allow for sealing of premises or seizing of devices. Transfer pricing assessments are the normal course and have been routinely followed, without the sword of a survey or a search.