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Economic Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
China's Global Times X,TRT World, accounts briefly banned in India for pro-Pak content, now restored
Turkish news broadcaster, TRT World, and the account of Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece, Global Times, are accessible again in India. India briefly blocked both outlets over misinformation concerns amid recent India-Pakistan tensions, as observed on May 14. Users attempting to access these accounts received a notice saying the accounts were withheld following legal demands. The move followed reports of Pakistan using Turkish drones in attacks on India, sparking calls to boycott Turkish goods. Reportedly, Turkish-origin Asisguard Songar drones were used by Pakistan in attacks on India's civilian and military infrastructure. Turkey's open support for Pakistan also triggered a widespread 'Ban Turkey' campaign across India. The ban on TRT World's X account follows the suspension of the Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece Global Times' account in India. Show more 03:03 04:15 02:36 03:13 03:08 03:49 02:21 09:06 02:10 16:50 04:22 03:03 03:13 02:03 06:26 03:54 10:55 03:31 02:15 24:28 04:28 06:30 02:02 50:21 03:19 02:59 14:45 02:47 03:07 03:19 02:17 04:07 03:53 01:52
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
China's Global Times X,TRT World, accounts briefly banned in India for pro-Pak content, now restored
Turkish news broadcaster, TRT World, and the account of Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece, Global Times, are accessible again in India. India briefly blocked both outlets over misinformation concerns amid recent India-Pakistan tensions, as observed on May 14. Users attempting to access these accounts received a notice saying the accounts were withheld following legal demands. The move followed reports of Pakistan using Turkish drones in attacks on India, sparking calls to boycott Turkish goods. Reportedly, Turkish-origin Asisguard Songar drones were used by Pakistan in attacks on India's civilian and military infrastructure. Turkey's open support for Pakistan also triggered a widespread 'Ban Turkey' campaign across India. The ban on TRT World's X account follows the suspension of the Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece Global Times' account in India. Show more Show less
NDTV
14-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
X Accounts Of TRT World, Global Times Restored In India After Brief Suspension
New Delhi: Turkish news broadcaster, TRT World and the account of the Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece, Global Times, are now available in India. India briefly blocked both media outlets due to concerns over misinformation related to recent tensions between India and Pakistan, as observed on Wednesday. After a short suspension, access to both TRT World and Global Times' X accounts has been restored in India. The Indian government took action against both media outlets, withholding their X accounts in response to legal demands. Users attempting to access these accounts received a notice stating "Account withheld" due to a legal demand. This follows after the call given in recent times for a boycott on Turkish products and services after Turkish origin military equipment such as Asisguard Songar model drones were found to have been deployed against India by Pakistan during its attack on civilian and military infrastructure of India in the wake of Operation Sindoor launched by India, targeting nine key terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), avenging the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Following Turkey's open support for Pakistan amid recent tensions between India and its neighbour, a widespread "Ban Turkey" movement has emerged in many places across the country. The ban on the Turkish broadcaster's X account follows suit after the account of the Chinese state-run propaganda mouthpiece, Global Times, was also withheld in India. Earlier on May 8, social media platform X had received executive orders from the Indian government requiring X to block over 8,000 accounts in India, subject to potential penalties, including significant fines and imprisonment of the company's local employees, a statement by the Global Government Affairs said. The orders include demands to block access to accounts belonging to international news organisations and prominent X users in India. On May 7, India's Embassy in China rebuked the Chinese media outlet Global Times for reporting that Pakistan's military shot down an Indian fighter jet and advised verifying facts and sources before publishing such reports. "Dear @globaltimesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation," the Embassy of India in Beijing, China, said on X. During his visit to the Adampur Airbase, PM Modi said, "Despite Pakistan's many efforts, our airbases, or our other defence infrastructure, have not been harmed. And the credit for this goes to all of you, and I am proud of all of you. Every soldier deployed on the border, every person associated with this operation deserves credit for this." India has also taken action against other accounts spreading misinformation, including 16 Pakistani YouTube channels and accounts belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The action followed the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the accounts of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have been suspended in India.
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First Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
'Vain and preposterous': India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal
In April, China released the fourth list announcing Chinese and Tibetan names for 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The new names will reportedly be reflected on official Chinese maps later this year read more India's External Affairs on Wednesday rejected China's attempt to rename 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh last month, saying that such practices 'will not alter the reality'. In April, China released the fourth list announcing Chinese and Tibetan names for 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The new names will reportedly be reflected on official Chinese maps later this year. The MEA said in a statement, 'We have noticed that #China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically. Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD China renames locations in AP Last month's attempt was the fourth time Beijing has asserted its dominance over the Indian state despite New Delhi's numerous rejections of renaming places. China claims Arunachal's southern part as its own, which it calls Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), called 'zagnan'. The tactic of renaming locations in Arunachal has been practised by Beijing for a long time now. In 2024, the state-run Global Times quoted a government notice saying, 'Set to take effect from May 1, 2024, the implementation measures stipulate in Article 13 that 'place names in foreign languages that may harm China's territorial claims and sovereignty rights shall not be directly quoted or translated without authorisation'.' On April 13, 2017, a day after Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama concluded a high-profile nine-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, China renamed several locations in the region. Beijing refers to the Dalai Lama as a separatist and accuses him of seeking to establish an independent Tibetan state. Global Times' X account withheld The X handle of Global Times was suspended in India on Wednesday. This comes just days after the Indian Embassy in China issued a strong warning to the media outlet, urging it to verify facts before sharing information on social media. The Embassy said, 'Dear Global Timesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation.'
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
India Shreds Chinese Lies On 'Op Sindoor'; Jaishankar Aide Blasts Xi's Mouthpiece for Parroting Pak
India has called out Chinese mouthpiece Global Times' misinformation following the Indian armed forces' strikes on terror sites in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan. The Indian Embassy in Beijing busted Chinese media's claims of Pakistan shooting down three Indian Rafale fighter jets following the strikes.
