First to be withheld was X account of Global Times, China's state-affiliated outlet. Handles of China’s official news agency Xinhua & Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT World also blocked.
Hu Xijin's now-deleted blog post implying push for 'private economy' in China had triggered backlash. He has now resurfaced after nearly 100 days of silence with a post on Weibo.
The ‘Global Times’ commentary isn’t the first attempt by Chinese state media to criticise Indian diplomacy. But its swift retraction shows significant embarrassment for Beijing.
The now-deleted piece says India’s foreign minister has not prioritised India’s ‘national interests’ and has ‘set tricks’ on many countries with his diplomatic strategies.
International media also highlights how Indian women are often 'left to bear the burden of their own safety' and the thousands of deaths caused by lightning strikes in rural India.
Global media also talks about impact of climate change in India against backdrop of Wayanad landslides & how an art gallery in Bengaluru is bringing science into the public space.
In his article, Zhang Jiadong, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University, discusses India’s shift towards a ‘great power strategy’ under Modi.
Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin writes it’s ‘inappropriate’ that Indian side has created a negative association for his publication amid LAC tensions.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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