Propaganda by media

The British newspaper conceded that it had no idea about the extent of purchases but insinuated that Russia's relationship with India had "grown deeper in the specific categories of goods."

The Chinese government, known for its expansionist policies and hostile attitude towards neighbours over territorial sovereignty, is virtue-signalling India over the 'responsible use' of its military arsenal.

Zafar Sobhan was unable to explain how the 'minority' Muslim population in India surged from 9.84% in 1947 to 14.09% in 2011 despite supposed 'lack of safety' while the Hindu population in Bangladesh has been on a serious decline.

One of the strategies employed by DW News to give political colour to religious violence against Hindus was the frequent reference to India.

BBC imparted a political angle to the attacks by claiming that Hindus were largely 'supporters of Sheikh Hasina' and that any attack on them was the consequence of their political affiliation and not religious identity.

Rajdeep Sardesai brazened out, "Are we saying my friends that whenever a heinous crime occurs in this country, the chief minister must resign? That's a dangerous political game to play."

"Are people being killed? If yes, then how many have been killed? We have not received this number yet," Akash Banerjee floated rhetorical questions to avoid holding Islamists accountable for attacking Hindus.

Shazia Ilmi had left the primetime debate of Rajdeep Sardesai half-way after he asked to cut off the mic of the BJP spokesperson. Despite this, the cameraman kept filming without her consent.

Though a late entrant in this game of whitewashing, The Hindu made it clear that it will not fall far behind its global counterparts in peddling agenda in the name of news editorial.

On Saturday (13th July) morning, the Chief US correspondent of PTI Lalit K Jha clarified that no such telephonic conversation had occurred.