Let me give you an example of why I think the “national” news media is not truly “national”. As an Assamese, I have always felt let down by the lack of news coverage of relevant news from Assam in the mainstream media. The Times of India, The Hindu and The Indian Express are widely recognised in India as English-language “national” newspapers in India. We keep reading “expert” columns on the Mumbai terror attacks. Yet how many Indians knew that Assam is the worst sufferer of human casualties in terror attacks among all Indian states? English news channels like NDTV, Headlines Today, Times Now and CNN-IBN seem no better; actually they are even worse than the newspapers when it comes to covering news related to Assam.