The Economist

The Economist has praised India’s wildlife conservation achievements while calling the country a “relatively poor country”.

The Economist vilifies BJP as anti-Muslim for introducing the UCC in Uttarakhand and other states.

It is harder to eradicate a culture that has over five centuries permeated India’s blood and soil," The Economist claimed.

The Economist painted the reform as an anti-Muslim act of state aggression. The article claimed that the Bill “could destroy properties” and allow Hindu nationalists to reclaim land. It framed the amendment as part of a larger RSS-BJP plot to dismantle Muslim identity.

According to The Economist, the people of the country “toppled” an authoritarian regime. Interestingly, while doing so, The Economist completely ignored the ongoing persecution of Hindus in the country.

The Economist noted that the bankruptcy reforms introduced by the Narendra Modi government in 2016 helped in the rapid liquidation of failing companies and also forced 'delinquent businesses to pay up.'

Many Muslim Twitter users including Islamists from India too attacked The Economist for stating that women in Arab countries, where they do not have as much freedom and privilege as men, are fatter.

For supporters of Prime Minister Modi, the article by The Economist praising India may feel like a moment of vindication - But it's not

Given that the construction of the railway project in the 1920s was marred by violence, forced labour and deaths of tens of thousands of Africans, the use of 'admirable intentions' for colonial bureaucrats drew the wrath of netizens.