For the past seven decades, a dangerous pattern has been observed. Western media consistently misrepresents India while portraying Pakistan and some Islamic regimes as innocent.

Once heralded as the Fourth Pillar of Democracy, journalism in India today stands precariously weakened by something more insidious: the steady invasion of public relations, the dominance of corporate messaging, and the deliberate spread of false narratives.

More than half of journalists fear their jobs are next. Are we watching the slow death of human-led journalism?

The more a fake news story talks about the future, the more likely it is to be spread on X, formerly Twitter. Research from Trinity Business School has found that this is linked to human evolution.

Despite objections from states like Tamil Nadu, the idea of making Hindi a mandatory language across India is a necessary, intriguing, yet risky initiative.

For decades after independence, the Indian media played an adversarial role in holding those in power to account. Major exposés brought down state governments, and cartoonists openly mocked political leaders. The 1970s were both a golden and dark age for press freedom. Before and after the Emergency, the media used its liberty to the fullest.