Global Media Watch

[A_Gupta]

> How are the 2 item's even related?

I didn’t say they were. I’m saying that I think the next trend in the global media is going to be on caste and caste related violence.

[Pratyush]

Trends are certainly pointing in that direction.

I misunderstood the thrust of your post.

[chetak]

Tucker Carlson Is ‘Preparing for War’ in Fox News Contract Dispute, According to Axios

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tuc ... 58162.html

Tucker Carlson is “preparing for war” amid his ongoing Fox News contract dispute that prevents him from taking a job at another media outlet following his abrupt ouster at the cable news network, according to Axios.

Carlson, who is currently under contract with Fox News until early 2025, has reportedly been contacted for gigs across conservative media outlets, including Newsmax and video platform Rumble, since being axed from Fox News nearly two weeks ago, though it is unknown if the network will continue to pay Carlson up to $20 million a year to avoid moving over to a competitor.

After an unnamed source told Axios that Carlson “knows where a lot of bodies are buried, and is ready to start drawing a map” as the contract dispute deepens, Bryan Freedman, the attorney Carlson hired for his contract dispute, said it is “beyond preposterous” that the former host would be silenced.

“The idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous,” Freedman told Axios.

[Tanaji]

Another day , another aarticle

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/news/an ... h=moderate

There is a concerted attempt to brand chanting Lord Rams name as right wing and Islamophobic. Notice the spate of articles that show saying “Jai Shri Ram” is a call for violence against the peaceful.

I have noticed the French press is showing more of articles of such types lately

[Tanaji]

An entitled top 1%er of her Momeen community goes to UK on student visa and starts complaining about everything, including how she and her community is marginalised.. yet she has £40K to pay for her education

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/iv ... r-AA1aWtHX

[sanman]

The Guardian is well known for its left-leaning political views - so I find it noteworthy that they're keeping their distance from supporting Imran Khan:




Is there some underlying reason why Guardian and other leftist media might not want Khan to succeed? Is it because he doesn't support US on Ukraine?
Is the Ukraine war such an all-consuming priority for the Western Left that they're willing to indulge in Cold War machinations to thwart democracy in Pakistan? That wouldn't be very liberal - but maybe some kind of political realignment has occurred within the Left, so that they've disconnected from some of their previous moorings.

[uddu]

Media is just an extension of the establishment. There is nothing liberal about it, ideology can change at times. Even Nazism will become liberal if they think that benefits them to project power successfully. Also its not just the supply of ammunition. It's an overall hold on any policy matters. The moment current Gov changes stance and the actions threatens U.S interests, Imran Khan will be called a political prisoner, death of democracy, sanctions and what not. Until then it's an internal matter of Pakistan.

[sanman]

Media is just an extension of the establishment. There is nothing liberal about it, ideology can change at times. Even Nazism will become liberal if they think that benefits them to project power successfully. Also its not just the supply of ammunition. It's an overall hold on any policy matters. The moment current Gov changes stance and the actions threatens U.S interests, Imran Khan will be called a political prisoner, death of democracy, sanctions and what not. Until then it's an internal matter of Pakistan.

So you think the left-wing media (including Guardian) have all steadfastly lined up behind Western war effort against Russia, that they're willing to support martial law dictatorship in Pakistan, just for the sake of keeping Pakistan as their dagger pointed at Russia's underbelly? Will they have to also rehabilitate Taliban as part of that? I don't see how they can hope to co-opt Pakistani establishment while withholding IMF loans. Will those also be forthcoming, if Pak military survives its confrontation with Khan?

[uddu]

So you think the left-wing media (including Guardian) have all steadfastly lined up behind Western war effort against Russia,

Left and right are Western concepts and it doesn't matter what happens outside the West. If any nation, goes against western interests, they are targeted. Its not new. It did not start with Saddam's time. Even India is being targeted for a very long time, because they have their interests efforts to change global opinion through narratives to control the world. They run their agendas and influence within India. Some people here things that its not happening. Its happening through funding and support for riots to election interfering through whatever means they could from trying to influence Government to Media. Earlier these people were wined and dined in the U.S.S.R to who knows where. Today due to social media people are knowing things and calling out the media that is publishing absolute Rubbish, fake news to hate speech's to what not.

Guardian has been writing anti-Russia, Anti-Putin articles for long. They have wrote articles in support of dictators including obituary columns. What's new in that? What you call the mainstream media are all funded and supported. Even search engine algorithms are written in such a way to bring up only such media. Try searching in google and what brings out is all the negative news and especially such sold out media.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ia-russian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... war-crimes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... f-obituary

[uddu]

So you think the left-wing media (including Guardian) have all steadfastly lined up behind Western war effort against Russia,

Left and right are Western concepts and it doesn't matter what happens outside the West. If any nation, goes against western interests, they are targeted. Its not new. It did not start with Saddam's time. Even India is being targeted for a very long time, because they have their interests efforts to change global opinion through narratives to control the world. They run their agendas and influence within India. Some people here things that its not happening. Its happening through funding and support for riots to election interfering through whatever means they could from trying to influence Government to Media. Earlier these people were wined and dined in the U.S.S.R (When India was under their influence) to who knows where. Today due to social media people are knowing things and calling out the media that is publishing absolute Rubbish, fake news to hate speech's to what not.

Guardian has been writing anti-Russia, Anti-Putin articles for long. They have wrote articles in support of dictators including obituary columns. What's new in that? What you call the mainstream media are all funded and supported. Even search engine algorithms are written in such a way to bring up only such media. Try searching in google and what brings out is all the negative news and especially such sold out media.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ia-russian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... war-crimes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... f-obituary

[Pratyush]

In modern times, it's the nationalist right wing that is anti war. Along with the remnants of the old left.

Modern mainstream center and left are all anti Russia and pro war.

[uddu]

In modern times, it's the nationalist right wing that is anti war. Along with the remnants of the old left.

Modern mainstream center and left are all anti Russia and pro war.

Don't confuse western ideologies and Indian ideologies. Completely different. Its better to keep Left and Right to the western ideologies.

[sanman]

In modern times, it's the nationalist right wing that is anti war. Along with the remnants of the old left.

Modern mainstream center and left are all anti Russia and pro war.

Political realignment has recently happened in Washington, whereby the Far Right NeoCons have joined hands with the Woke Far Left. These 2 fringe factions have joined hands against the center, in a Quid Pro Quo alliance that promotes each others' fringe interests at the expense of everyone else.

NeoCon warmonger Victoria Nuland, who helped organize the illegal invasion of Iraq under dim-witted Bush (who quickly ran away from Afghanistan), is also now orchestrating the war in Ukraine against Russia, while serving under senile Biden (who also quickly ran away from Afghanistan).

NeoCon Bush acolytes couldn't make their crooked Iraq invasion work, and once they lost power after Bush left office, they faced retaliation from angry Europeans furious at America's reckless rampage through the Middle East. NeoCons like Paul Wolfowitz were hounded of their jobs, even at foreign institutions where they'd taken refuge.

Meanwhile Democrat NeoCon Nuland (married to Republican NeoCon Robert Kagan) was able to continue under the Obama admin.
As Obama's term ended, NeoCons hoped to ride back into power on the coattails of Bush brother Jeb. They were caught off guard and infuriated when political maverick Donald Trump jumped into the election race and snatched the presidency from their grasp.

This is what led the desperate NeoCons to forge their new alliance with the Woke Left, as an alliance of convenience to undermine Trump and get themselves back to power under the senile Biden. But they've obviously shaken up the entire American body politic in the process.
The American public are now horrified to be trapped under dual seige from NeoCon warmongering and trans-whatever Wokeism.

[Amber G.]

x-posting here.. (perhaps it should go in Japan's thred)..
Indian PM Modi's interview to Japanese newspapers Yomiuri.

Use of weapons of mass destruction is absolutely unacceptable, PM Modi

(My japanese is little rusty.. but google lens translation is not bad.)
Here is google AI translation (some errors but understandable):

Continuation of equidistant diplomacy with the United States and Russia

Full written interview
India aims to represent emerging nations
certificate
mosquito. Competition among major powers is intensifying, as can be seen in the heightened tensions between the United States and China and the confrontation between the United States, Europe, and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. How do you see the current state of international relations as a prominent member of the Global South? How can we cooperate with these rival powers to achieve peace and stability in the world?
A high-ranking government official asserts, "There is no dispute with Russia."
China, which is refraining from
feel most strongly. He emphasized that he has placed importance on being the chairman of the 30 major countries and regions (G3), and expressed his desire to increase his presence as the leader of the Global South. According to United Nations estimates, India
With more than 10 people, it is expected to surpass China and become the world's number one. As the economy continues to grow, it will surpass Japan and other countries to become the world's third largest economy within a few years, and many countries will take a neutral stance in the Global South. I'm trying to
The United States has called on the United States to strengthen all guarantees and attract investment in its own country, and has dealt with important issues that it has worked hard to build relations with.
When confronted with China, which is in conflict over undecided borders, the relationship with Russia remains unchanged even after the start of the invasion.
In a written interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the need for dialogue and a diplomatic solution to Russia's Ukraine dispute, while avoiding single-minded criticism of Russia. Diplomacy that strives to improve its standing in the international community as a representative of emerging developing countries by sticking to diplomacy that is on a straight line with Japan, the United States, and Europe
The Importance of “Territorial Integrity”
Allow the approach inside, in. There are also predictions that emerging countries and developing countries will grow. US, Europe and China
only emphasized. It has built friendly relations with Russia during the former Soviet era.
Oil from Russia in FY2 is important. Import volume increased 15 times from the previous year. It is said to have been subject to US and European sanctions.
India is cooperating with Japan, the United States, Australia and India. As a member of the framework “Quad” (Russia, the country that imports many weapons, supplies cheap oil), Mr. Modet will visit the United States and France in the future.
On the other hand, Mr. Modi said, "The impact of the new coronavirus and climate change will affect developing countries, and India will have a population in the middle of this year.
statistics
ruka It is my firm belief that this era should be an era of cooperation and collaboration, not an era of conflict.
Developing countries are feeling the heat the most.
China in the South and East China Seas shows Beijing's attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the Indo-Pacific region. India accuses China of trying to transform the Himalayan region. How will India respond to China's actions in order to uphold the fundamental principles of international law regarding sovereignty and preservation of land integrity? How do you see the rise in this regard?
on the bridge
The Voices of the Global South Summit, hosted by India earlier this year, reflected these concerns. Japan has placed importance on addressing these issues as part of the efforts of the G Chair. In keeping with the spirit of our civilization, our country has chosen the theme of ``One Earth, One Family, One Future'' and believes that human-centered development is the way to go.
Declining trend Unstable energy supply, health and food security, and peace and security
The strategy was blurred. (Tomomi Asano, New Delhi, Hiroshima, page 1 of this article)
support international order
Japan uses dialogue and diplomacy as means of settling disputes, and India's policy is to focus on human-centered means that emphasize the interests of people facing rising prices of daily necessities such as food and fertilizer. It is a method of trading in the future, and it will continue to be so. Our country has provided human assistance to those affected by the (Ukraine) crisis.
It will help address pressing global challenges. A solid foundation to support a special global partnership between India and Japan. I am confident that through this partnership, our two countries will meet these challenges and work together on a global scale. Key agenda items for the G7 summit
India's Narendra Modi Letter to the Yomiuri Shimbun The full text of the interview is as follows. Mr. Kishida of Japan will attend the previous (G1 Summit) as chairman of the three major countries/regions (CS). What is the significance of India's participation in this important international situation? I will briefly explain this as a foundation for global cooperation.
With Russia's aggression in mind, Mr. Modi called for easing tensions, saying, "This era should be an era of cooperation and coordination, not an era of conflict."
India has always supported the sovereign rule of law of all nations and the peaceful resolution of disagreements and disputes. determined and well prepared.
India is also a strong supporter of the United Nations Charter, international law and an international order based on the sovereignty and territorial devotion of all nations. As the chair country, "one of the grotesques was that the situation in Ukraine had to be left out. Other partners with geopolitical food ideas Morota Hiroshi The settlement of the conflict should be peaceful.
The world is currently in a difficult situation. A global pandemic is affecting the livelihoods and livelihoods of people who need this 100% fertilizer and energy supplies. Like this.
Conflict over border issues
Each meeting can contribute to further strengthening
Achieving a common goal for Japan and the like to continue one of the greatest challenges faced by the core stations of the nation.
are doing. my
We will cooperate. Japan should be different, and has demonstrated the correctness of these approaches by relying solely on international law.
India has been able to play this role in order to stop how it sees and responds to Ukraine, the priority Russia of the “Southern”.
should not.
Or take a concern inside the G3? India is Ukraine Our country has caused confusion both inside and outside the United Nations. Terrorism should be a bridge to connect humanitarian voices. This reflects the resolution's intense focus on one another, the speedy resolution of the Raina crisis, and the setting of a positive plan for those who believe in existence and fosters confidence in world peace and what has always been my focus. has remained strong in its constructive efforts to import oil from Russia. Climate change is critical to ensuring the stability of our nation's continued strength. We are increasing the number of South Korean voices coming to Hiroshima. These are involved. India will remain united in tackling serious challenges for future generations, and in embracing differences, India will be on land with Bangladesh, detailing its perspectives and priorities, and pushing for a peaceful solution. there is Millions of people around the world will make every effort to solve the maritime border challenges that will improve the situation of humanity as a whole.
G7G3 collaboration will help to deal with climate change, supply chain (disruption, global economic recovery)
maintain friendly relations
I heartily welcome Mr. Kishida's vision and Japan's "regional security cooperation for all" to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. We are committed to building a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
, help them reach their goals and manage their current challenges. For example, health security, sustainability, humanitarian assistance, and breath. Disaster relief and others will continue to set up such plans.
Absolutely unacceptable, I firmly believe. India moves towards the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. and climate change Infrastructure (social infrastructure, to work with all countries)
need to reform. It needs to reflect today's different realities.
nuclear unacceptable
Born in 1950 in the western state of Gujarat into a family. Since 1987, he has served as a member of the People's Party provincial assembly, and in 2001 he became premier of the province. It promoted economic growth by promoting harmony and attracting foreign companies. The People's Party took office as prime minister in 2014 and is now 2 years old.
Prime Minister Kishida said during his visit to India in March that the new plan to promote a Free and Open India and Growth (SAGAR) Pacific has strong alignment. We announced our plan to support developing countries as a country based on the rule of law. will you fight In the future, we will highly evaluate the announcement of the quad. Kishida
The Security Council at the time of World War II
Germany, in 2004, will be named four at the United Nations. The Security Council will form the world's largest group of nations (GI), the founding nations of India and Asia. Another of the IG7 summits, UN Security Council reform, Latin America, and other important current aspects are to continue to thrive if the Security Council and its intentions are to be fulfilled. G will be expected to realize the reform of the Security Council. What kind of schedule do you have in mind above for Japan to complete the work within a certain period of time? specific direction
I thought I would. Japan and the United States
In the international situation of nuclear disarmament and nuclear abolition, which is a key agenda item, how does India stand in relation to the continent's representatives and issues? What are your thoughts on Russia and North Korea taking actions such as bringing up the possibility of tactical use?
do you want to see
Mr. Kishida's new plan
To remain meaningful, he will continue to cooperate with partner countries in order to continue to use the weapons of mass destruction developed by partner countries within India to realize his vision.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Office
Prime Minister Modi written interview
Conflict over security
India
relationship strengthening
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Relations between India and major countries
Russia

[sanman]

If Dominion Voting Systems can sue Fox News and even force Fox to hand over internal communications to them, then likewise it's entirely justifiable for BBC to similarly be sued and also required to hand over their internal communications for scrutiny. When Hindu temples in UK, Australia and Canada were subsequently vandalized and defaced with spraypainted slogans of "BBC Modi" then they too should join in the suit against BBC's hateful propaganda.

[Tanaji]

In the latest round of weaponising media, BBC has taken a significant step forward by launching a division called BBC Verify, all with its dedicated set of reporters, resources and a studio as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822

Essentially this is trying to set itself as an arbitrator or truth. Basically it will be the judge and jury and self proclaimed holder of Truth.

Expect a lot articles from this group , no doubt targeting India and BJP now that 2024 is fast approaching.

[sanman]

In the latest round of weaponising media, BBC has taken a significant step forward by launching a division called BBC Verify, all with its dedicated set of reporters, resources and a studio as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822

Essentially this is trying to set itself as an arbitrator or truth. Basically it will be the judge and jury and self proclaimed holder of Truth.

Expect a lot articles from this group , no doubt targeting India and BJP now that 2024 is fast approaching.

So they are plunging more fully into the "Fact Checking" game -- aka. "Ministry of Truth"

[g.sarkar]

https://sundayguardianlive.com/investig ... propaganda
Time to counter the vicious anti-India propaganda
Nitin Mehta, May 21, 2023
Western NGOs have to be extremely biased to place India behind Pakistan and ac on indices such as academic and press freedom.
In an age where social media dominates our lives it is imperative for India to wake up to the challenges it faces. India is the target of an unprecedented propaganda war and it seems that it has neither the will nor the appetite to fight this vicious assault on the country. It is not enough to laugh it off or dismiss this aggression hoping that it will go away. The World Freedom Index or so called, “Reporters Without Borders” in its May 2023 report has put India below Pakistan and Afghanistan in terms of press freedom. Then there is the “World Happiness Index 2023”, which lists India at number 136 behind Sri Lanka. The Global Hunger Index lists India at number 107 out of 121 countries. The Swedish based NGO, V-Dem Institute has put India behind Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan in the field of academic freedom.
Let us look at each of these institutions and investigate who the players are behind these forces.
WORLD FREEDOM INDEX OR REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Dr Dan Steinbock, an internationally recognised strategist of the multipolar world and the founder of Difference Group who has served at the India, China and America Institute (USA), Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China) and the EU Center (Singapore), has the following to say about Reporters Without Borders (RSF): “For years, the Press Freedom Index also known as the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been widely quoted, even though its methodology is biased. RSF was, for long led, by a white supremacist with a penchant for US-led regime change. Now RSF is targeting Asia. RSF has cherished odd bedfellows. Amid the 2002 coup against Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, the RSF sided with the plotters, as it did in the coups against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Manuel Zelaya in Honduras, and Evo Morales in Bolivia. According to critics the RSF has cooperated and coordinated with the US State Department against Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. The regime-change activities were funded by USAID Cuba Program, Freedom of Information Initiatives and the NEDA. In return, the Bush administration funded RSF and like-minded NGOs. In 2007 RSF justified the Iraq invasion. Similar joint interests mark RSF activities in the Middle East (Libya, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan). (NEDA or National Endowment for Democracy was originally set up in 1983 during the Reagan presidency. Its function was to take over the political regime change programmes from the CIA by presenting itself as an independent and private non-governmental organisation).”
BIASED METHODS, FUNDERS’ AGENDAS
RSF’s total budget is 6.1 million euros. It funds only 20% of its activities internally. Over 40% is based on “institutional grants” (French foreign ministry, French defence ministry), whereas 35% stems from “private foundations and NGOs” (e.g., NEDA, Ford Foundation) and “corporate and individual donations” (e.g., American Express, French bank Société Générale). Through their funding, billionaires, including George Soros via his Open Society and Pierre Omidyar, have indirectly shaped RSF activities. In return for French and US funds, the RSF has been largely silent about media abuses in France and the West.
......
Gautam

[VKumar]

Should watch the movie Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway, its also on Netflix.

[sanman]

Musk seems to be moving into the top-rung media space in a big way. He's even going to become an interviewer.
Is he hoping to become the next Oprah? Improve his own brand as an influencer?
Or is he just trying to help get his recent Twitter acquisition more market share and more momentum?

Anyway, he has lots to say that's interesting:



@37:37 he's asked if India is an interesting investment destination for setting up a Tesla plant, and he replies in the affirmative.

[Cyrano]

Should watch the movie Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway, its also on Netflix.

Just happened to watch it yesterday. Cinematic elements aside, the story was pretty heart wrenching. Pranaams to Shri Sushma Swaraj who stepped in and put the weight of the entire Indian govt behind the mother and got the kids out of "social welfare". Even animals, birds, reptiles, even insects defend their offspring at no matter what cost. That a human society subjects a mother and children to such extraordinary treatment and suffering based on scant evidence and over zealous wokeism is truly horrible.

In fact, if the Norwegian state felt it was necessary to go to such lengths, it must be because of rampant child abuse within their own society against which those safeguards had to be mounted. But projecting the same to immigrants with different culture and traditions and committing state sponsored child and mother abuse as the "norm" is truly appalling and totally reprehensible.

Any forumite living in the nordics, please comment on the happenings shown in the film.

[Zynda]

^^Does opinion of Ashok Swain holds ground?


Sorry couldn't resist the comment.

[sanman]

[V_Raman]

I might be the minority here - but the host country will apply the laws the same regardless of where you are from. That is their job. You fit in or get out.

[sanman]

Tucker Carlson and his partner Neil Patel had founded the Daily Caller online newspaper together.

They are now seeking to found a new media company:

https://observer.com/2023/07/tucker-car ... a-company/

[Pratyush]

I didn't know about the previous venture of Tucker Carlson.

But the fact that it was foundned in partnership with an American Indian. Blows up the propoganda of him being a white supramist.

[Najunamar]

I might be the minority here - but the host country will apply the laws the same regardless of where you are from. That is their job. You fit in or get out.

I felt in this instance the Norwegian authorities overstepped normal law and order enforcement. This will cause huge damage to their efforts to get any PIO to look at Norway as a reasonable place to raise their family.

[Haresh]

From Britains best selling paper....

ANDREW NEIL: We are living in the Age of the Autocrat... and if we want to avoid WWIII we must spend far more on defence to show we’ll fight for democracy

"Even India under prime minister Narendra Modi is not quite the democracy it was and his Hindu nationalist government is no fan of free media or Muslims."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/ ... cracy.html

[Lisa]

^ For those who do not know about Andrew Neil, this is not his first run in with an Indian. The last one did not really end well,

"Another well-known scissor-wielder was Pamella Bordes, a House of Commons researcher-cum-high-class-callgirl who had a high-profile fling with newspaper editor Andrew Neil. When he dumped her, she cut the crotch out of all of his trousers. "

[Pratyush]

Pamella Bordes, now that is a blast from the past.

[Aldonkar]

^ For those who do not know about Andrew Neil, this is not his first run in with an Indian. The last one did not really end well,

"Another well-known scissor-wielder was Pamella Bordes, a House of Commons researcher-cum-high-class-callgirl who had a high-profile fling with newspaper editor Andrew Neil. When he dumped her, she cut the crotch out of all of his trousers. "

Now settled in a small home in coastal resort in Goa living a quite middle class life. Her father was an Indian Army officer IIRC.

[Haresh]

Yes remember her, Pamella Bordes, a real blast from the past

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamella_Bordes

[Haresh]

Some interesting news items here in the UK.

A stupid question asked by a al-bbc reporter to a peaceful one, and look at how quickly they backed off and apologized !!!
No criticism of the culture/religion at all.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... untry.html

Second.

The poor rohingyas mistreated by India in Kashmir.
But wait, I thought the entire western "liberal" left wing media agreed that it was important to protect Kashmir and "the Kashmiris", and that evil India was trying to change the demographics, by allowing non-kashmiri's to settle.

But wait, the rohingyas are not Kashmiri, so what is the issue ?
Hypocrisy written large.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-deve ... mu-kashmir

[Paul]

Now settled in a small home in coastal resort in Goa living a quite middle class life. Her father was an Indian Army officer IIRC.
Top

MVC winner posthumously from 1962 war IIRC....I remember feeling remorse reading about her years ago

https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news ... des--74340

[Aldonkar]

The BBC had a program last night on BBC4 channel called "The Treasures of the Indus". Part 1 Pakistan Unveiled. I was presented by Sona Dutta, a Museum curator (where was not listed). I watched it for the first 20 minutes and it could have been scripted by the Pakistan Government itself.
In a very British voice, Sona (is this a Hindu name?), started with a brief mention of the Indus with a map od what is now Pakistan but the Indus River labelled as where the Ravi is. She mentions that India gets it name from the River. Having made a passing reference to partition she does mention that Pakistan is 70 years old (should be 75 now). Then she tells us about the ancient city of Harappa and claims it is part of Pakistan's ancient history!
The bits I watched were full of inaccuracies, including her showing a replica of a small bronze statue called "Dancing Girl" and claiming that the original is in the Punjab Museum, Lahore - a picture of her standing by a small booth with a bullet proof glass front containing a similar statue was shown briefly. Wikipedia states that at Partition the Dancing Girl statue was kept by India in Delhi and Pakistan were awarded a similar statue of found later but not as fine work and different pose.

I decided to switch back to a quiz program on BBC2 instead.

[Haresh]

The BBC had a program last night on BBC4 channel called "The Treasures of the Indus". Part 1 Pakistan Unveiled. I was presented by Sona Dutta, a Museum curator (where was not listed). I watched it for the first 20 minutes and it could have been scripted by the Pakistan Government itself.
In a very British voice, Sona (is this a Hindu name?), started with a brief mention of the Indus with a map od what is now Pakistan but the Indus River labelled as where the Ravi is. She mentions that India gets it name from the River. Having made a passing reference to partition she does mention that Pakistan is 70 years old (should be 75 now). Then she tells us about the ancient city of Harappa and claims it is part of Pakistan's ancient history!
The bits I watched were full of inaccuracies, including her showing a replica of a small bronze statue called "Dancing Girl" and claiming that the original is in the Punjab Museum, Lahore - a picture of her standing by a small booth with a bullet proof glass front containing a similar statue was shown briefly. Wikipedia states that at Partition the Dancing Girl statue was kept by India in Delhi and Pakistan were awarded a similar statue of found later but not as fine work and different pose.

I decided to switch back to a quiz program on BBC2 instead.

The media is full of this sort of thing. This is the al-bbc we are talking about. It is these subtle lies that stick in peoples minds and distort the truth and history.

I saw a program on the PBS channel, it was described like this

"Ancient Worlds"

"Return of the king: Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great, from Greece through Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon and ultimately to pakistan"

Now what is wrong with that description? We all know !!

[Aldonkar]

The media is full of this sort of thing. This is the al-bbc we are talking about. It is these subtle lies that stick in peoples minds and distort the truth and history.

I saw a program on the PBS channel, it was described like this

"Ancient Worlds"

"Return of the king: Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great, from Greece through Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon and ultimately to pakistan"

Now what is wrong with that description? We all know !!

Very true. One of the things she said that when Alexander invaded India, the Kings and people he fought were Bhuddists. Up to the piont I quit, she mentioned India a few times but never mentioned Hindu as the faith of most of the people at the timeof Alexander.

[sanjayc]

These people are taken to churches in early age and carefully programmed against heathens. The brainwashing continues year after year till they become like trained attack dogs, unable to think but only to follow the program burnt into their brain. When they grow up, the hatred of heathens shows in whatever profession they take up. Hence the specimens like above.

[sanjaykumar]

BBC has an article on breathing patterns and delaying Alzheimer’s.

I skimmed through it to reassure myself there was no mention of Hindu yoga India

[sanman]

Another Modi-basher getting ready for his new gig