Background and Opinion:



Journalists and bloggers are attacked and threatened by various religious groups that are quick to take offence. At the same time, it is hard for journalists to cover regions such as Kashmir that are regarded as sensitive by the government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems indifferent to these threats and problems, and there is no mechanism for protecting journalists. Instead, in a desire to increase control of media coverage, Modi envisages opening a journalism university run by former propaganda ministry officials. The past hasn’t taught us anything.

And more scarily, we act on incident. It’s only a problem if it appears in the papers, otherwise it doesn’t seem to grab our attention at all.