The American newspaper New York Times once again showed a mirror to the Modi government.
Anuradha Bhasan, the editor of Kashmir Times, a newspaper banned by the Indian government, said in her article in the New York Times that Modi has spread intolerance and violence against Muslims in India. Under Modi, India will become another Kashmir.
Anuradha Bhasan American newspaper editor writes that in 2019, Kashmir Times filed an application in the court against Modi for internet shutdown. On which Kashmir Times newspaper was closed in retaliation.
Since 2014, the Modi government has been controlling the courts and the government machinery. The Modi government has put more than 20 critical journalists on the no-fly list. Journalists who criticize Modi are accused with income tax evasion, terrorism or separatism allegations.
Intimidation, blackmailing of newspapers to publish favorable news in the guise of advertisements and funds.
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The anti-journalism measures of the Modi government have created an information vacuum in India. The Indian media has become the mouthpiece of Modi for the sake of avoiding sanctions and economic benefits.
The New York Times in its report questioned whether the United Nations would take any notice of Modi’s fascist agenda after the international media repeatedly voiced it.