Several foreign media publications covered the BJP’s thumping victory, though not without peddling propaganda about the victorious party’s ‘Hindu nationalist’ ideology, ‘Muslim minority under threat’ bogey and falsehoods about the pre-poll SIR exercise.
Articles cited Pakistan’s 2025 conflict with India, framed weapons as combat-proven economic lifelines, downplayed ethical risks of arming conflict zones, and offered limited independent verification, prompting questions about editorial oversight at a global news agency.
PIB Fact Check said no regulation has been finalised, stressing that MeitY is only holding routine stakeholder consultations on mobile security standards and that any framework, if proposed, will follow due process and industry engagement.
However, as India published satellite imagery, elaborate and undeniable evidence of the damage inflicted on Pakistani terror and military establishments in the precision strikes conducted under Operation Sindoor, NYT changed tunes though not without downplaying Indian success.
The revocation of an OCI card, which was a privilege in the first place, does not mean that he cannot apply for a regular visa. He has the right to apply for a visa to visit his family in India after categorically declaring that he will follow all visa rules.
The Print published a wire report issued by Reuters that focused solely on the alleged Muslim victims of the Delhi Riots 2020, just before Delhi voted. The report was a clear attempt to paint a picture of unilateral suffering and victimhood.