Dr Moeed Pirzada , discussed the Economist piece which exposed the true nature of the Indian media, and how it is being editorially controlled by the government and by the Indian Establishment. Whereas an ordinary Indian assumes that the Indian press is free. Indian media has subjugated to the demands and likeliness of the Modi government
In an Interview with Anchor Barkha Dutt, Chidambaram, the former home minister, criticized the government in regard to the surgical strikes. The interview was not allowed to air by the BJP government. The Anchor was trolled on Social Media when she maintained her position on the issue of the supposed surgical strike. Extremist political parties and nationalists in India have urged filmmakers to ban Pakistani actors.