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Really surprised to hear this because AFAIK He, Shiv Aroor, was definitely the flag bearer of unnecessary sensationalism and jingoism at times before he joined NDTV.
I will check out his current avatar. But won't completely trust it since it's super easy to censor any part of that channel because of its current ownership. NDTV was normal before, I expected it to go the Republic route of 'useless noise' after the ownership change. But if that didn't happen, I will check it out.

The problem is whenever international media says anything that is contrary to the Indian government position or Indian media, they are labelled as biased, anti-national, non-credible, etc. If the same media says anything negative about our neighbours, nobody questions them.

The belief that our media alone is truthful and credible and everyone else runs propaganda against our country is wrong. This applies not just to the media but other institutions as well. Not questioning would lead to erosion of credibility and accountability in the long run.

As I said earlier, I don't think all western media is 100% perfect but atleast their standards of journalism is far higher than Indian media. Many of us don't have a problem with western universities but when it comes to western media, suddenly there is hate and negativity.

In the US, senators can question army generals and top officials without anyone accusing those senators of siding with the enemies. John Mc Cain was one such senator who acted tough on US military leaders because he believed that military leaders had an even greater responsibility to explain themselves, because they were putting American lives at risk and representing the nation’s values overseas.

Such a thing is unimaginable in India. Why? Asking questions is not betraying the country, demanding accountability is not treachery, believing any institution blindly is not patriotism.

Too much jingoism and misinformation in our Indian news outlets. If one is to go by Arnab Goswamis Republic news channel, India has been begun a full scale war against Pakistan. Much has been spoken about our fighter plane(s) going down during May 7 strikes against terrorist targets. I feel from the lack of firm denial on Indian side and Pakistan on the other hand claiming they shot 5 planes and 1 drone, the real figure is between 0 and 5. My best guess is we lost 1 french and 1 russian jet but the pilots ejected safely. Because the death of a pilot cannot be hidden for long.

My humble request to everyone - There will be disproportionate losses on both sides as the conflict escalates. So, don't make a big deal out of the losses inflicted, equipments destroyed etc., Pakistans' very soul was carved out of anti-india sentiments and right now they are doing what they were created for - conflict with India.

For the people like me, who don't like to waste time on repetitive and sensory overload news, I suggest the subreddit r/IndianDefense . People there are pretty knowledgeable, the strict moderation also ensures that only cross-verified posts are present.
Although, like everything else, it isn't difficult to find biases. But still, it's better than most other sources.

A major update: pakistani awacs aircraft was shot down by an indian missile. If this is true, pakistan lose all strategic edge in the sky.

It’s there in the news:

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/stor...855-2025-05-08

Hopefully there will be a de-escalation and this will end.

1. We can question our government and army too. But those are for when the dust has settled and peace has prevailed. Not in the midst of a crisis.

2. Other than Pearl Harbour, has there been any military attacks on mainland USA? Not that am aware of, would be happy to be corrected. Everything else has been USA going on the offensive for various reasons. Ofcourse, the people and their representatives will question sending people to a war done for strategic/political/policing purposes. Us? Did we go on offensive anytime? We are defending ourselves. We have to secure our borders and don't have the need to represent nation's values overseas through armed forces, since we are busy defending borders, not going on overseas missions for political purposes.

They have a different governing executive and legislative structure. The military rolls up to MoD in operational matters. And MoD is ultimately accountable to the PM and further to the parliament.

If IPL is being suspended it means there will be a long drawn war, would recommend everyone to ensure adequate stock of essential medicines, especially imported ones like some insulins.

I think the idea was more to not have non-essential entertainment like the IPL going on when the nation is facing up to such a serious situation. So I think it is better we don't panic buy because that might result in shortages for people who really need those products?

I never said we should question them right now. I said that US army generals are often questioned publically by senators. You can watch senators grilling them on TV and it's all normal for them. Even Billionaires and CEOs are grilled by senators. Is such a thing possible in India? Can a MP in India, whether from the government or the opposition question anyone from the army in front of everyone in peace time? Can a MP question any Indian billionaire or CEO on TV? No.

IPL being suspended is not an indicator of how long military offensives and hostilities are going to last. In the interest of safety of the players, officials & spectators, the prudent thing to do is to cancel/suspend sporting activities. I wouldn't encourage panic buying just because we don't have clarity on IPL yet.

Let me repeat what I said in an earlier post, neither Western media nor Indian media are a single ideological entity. There are Left wing (LW) and RW media everywhere. Fox News is not equal to CNN nor is Republic TV same as The Hindu.

It was not a routine "mistake/accident" that the unconfirmed news of Rafale jets being shot down on 7-May, appeared in The Hindu (before they deleted it). It was pure confirmation bias at work. On the other hand, there are videos of Sky News Australia anchors grilling Pakistan's ministers on their dubious claims.

To say that all of western media has higher standards is absurd. Everyone has their biases and ideologies. On any issue (not only about India) it's easy to predict what narrative NYT/CNN/Guardian/The Hindu/The Wire etc would push.

What is the benchmark for journalism standards when we compare Western (developed world) media with India's ? Speaking in polished english as opposed to our loudmouths ? or debating in a calm, non-provocative manner vs. our heated debates ? Who decides those benchmarks ? The west ? Sorry to say, their quality of delivery might be on higher side, but the standards or journalism are at par with any part of the world.

We need to get smart and look beyond 'how' a news or information is presented and focus more on 'What' is dished out by the west (and also by us), however clean it might look.

The Western media has been on the forefront of spreading misinformation since the hour Operation Sindoor started. They have subtly tried to say India is the one who is doing wrong things its innocent neighbor. They have also been writing about planes being shot down, about Pakistani dominance without any concrete evidence in a lame attempt to keep the narrative on their side.

At this point, I feel DD News is the one channel to follow on Youtube. The news are presented in a right sequence with right time given for each topic.

Well I think you are way off the mark as far as the Art of War goes. In information warfare, perception is the battlefield.

If the news damages Pakistan, true of false, amplify it, multiply it, post it, share it. Make it viral. Let panic spread across border.

If the news harms India, even if true, bury it, suppress it and disarm it before it spreads and lowers the moral of the soldiers standing in the line of fire.

This is NOT journalism. This is WAR. Psychological warfare wins half the battles. Consider every post as a bullet and NEVER fire at your own country.

The Holier-than-thou image is best left for discussions in the TV Channel studios. Remember there are no runner ups in the battle. The Winner takes it all.