Tag Archives: Pankaj Mishra

‘Media freedom bleaker with Ambani domination’

The takeover of Network 18 group with its myriad news, business and entertainment channels has received scant review in the Indian media, but the author Pankaj Mishra bells the cat in Bloomberg View: “There is no denying that the future of media freedom in India looks even bleaker than ever after Mukesh Ambani’s Silvio Berlusconi-style…

Could Wikileaks strike some Indian journalists?

The leaked cables of American diplomats in India, published by The Hindu in conjunction with Wikileaks, has exposed a “brazenly mendacious and venal ruling class”. But are some Indian journalists likely to be get exposed too? Pankaj Mishra writes in The Guardian, London: “There are many more dramatic revelations in store from WikiLeaks and The…