NB Twitter Scan | China allegedly funding anti-Rafale propaganda in India through leftist media NewsClick
China has been funding some left-wing online news portals including NewsClick in India in order to disseminate a bad narrative about the Rafale purchase and sow doubt in the minds of the Indian people
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An X (Twitter) user with the name "The Hawk Eye" (@thehawkeyex) has made surprising assertions regarding China's participation in supporting anti-Rafale propaganda in India, sparking uproar and raising worries about foreign intervention in India's media environment. According to The Hawk Eye, China has been funding some left-wing online news portals in India in order to disseminate a bad narrative about the Rafale purchase and sow doubt in the minds of the Indian people.
This startling information follows the publication of a thorough study by The New York Times (NYT) that shines a light on China's worldwide financial network, which is utilized to spread its narratives in various media outlets throughout the world. One of the beneficiaries identified in this report is the Indian media platform NewsClick.
The charges acquire credence after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Newsclick in 2021, which revealed that the portal had received a staggering?38 crore from China over a three-year period. The inquiry pointed to a network purportedly managed by Neville Roy Singham, a tech billionaire from the United States who is suspected of working directly with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to advance China's goal through worldwide media.
Since India purchased 36 Rafale fighter planes in 2016, The Hawk Eye has compiled a compilation of NewsClick stories focusing on the Rafale transaction and the controversy surrounding its procurement.
Despite the fact that the Indian government earned a clean chit from the Supreme Court over the purchase, several of these stories challenge the deal's integrity or indirectly infer corruption.
It is critical to emphasize that the Rafale contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) has gotten a lot of attention and has strengthened India's defense capabilities, which might have worried China. Some publications even question the selection of 26 Rafale M aircraft for the Indian Navy, implying that China is attempting to undermine India's strategic decision-making.
Such charges of foreig
n meddling in the Indian media raise major concerns about media ethics, press freedom, and the need for openness and responsibility in media funding. The Indian government and related authorities must properly investigate these accusations to determine their truth and take necessary action against any illegal foreign influence in the country's media.
Ravi Nair wrote back-to-back articles for Newsclick targeting the Rafale deal in 2019-22. In 2022 he literally published a book on it.
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) August 7, 2023
Supreme Court gave clean-chit to the deal twice.
ED probe revealed ₹38cr of Chinese funding to Newsclick.
Too much for a con-incidence! pic.twitter.com/7rxX8bNF85
The charges acquire credence after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Newsclick in 2021, which revealed that the portal had received a staggering?38 crore from China over a three-year period. The inquiry pointed to a network purportedly managed by Neville Roy Singham, a tech billionaire from the United States who is suspected of working directly with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to advance China's goal through worldwide media.
Since India purchased 36 Rafale fighter planes in 2016, The Hawk Eye has compiled a compilation of NewsClick stories focusing on the Rafale transaction and the controversy surrounding its procurement.
Despite the fact that the Indian government earned a clean chit from the Supreme Court over the purchase, several of these stories challenge the deal's integrity or indirectly infer corruption.
It is critical to emphasize that the Rafale contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) has gotten a lot of attention and has strengthened India's defense capabilities, which might have worried China. Some publications even question the selection of 26 Rafale M aircraft for the Indian Navy, implying that China is attempting to undermine India's strategic decision-making.
Such charges of foreig
n meddling in the Indian media raise major concerns about media ethics, press freedom, and the need for openness and responsibility in media funding. The Indian government and related authorities must properly investigate these accusations to determine their truth and take necessary action against any illegal foreign influence in the country's media.