T here is to be no respite from India-bashing by some foreign publications, not even during a pandemic. As an energetic and fully paid-up critic of India, I bow to no one in my capacity for faulting India, but the relentlessly negative coverage that spews forth from publications such as The New York Times and others reeks of a hostility that is hard to fathom.
The irritation does not arise from patriotism. Nor any liking for the current regime. Rather, it’s fatigue with the same jingle being played on a loop. All governments must have their feet put to the fire
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