Readers' Editor column: Moody’s, Modi and mood - The Hindu
Readers' Editor column: Moody’s, Modi and mood - The Hindu
My VIEW:
My VIEW:
Post-LPG
(Liberalisation-Privatisation-Globalisation), it will be tough for any country
to insulate against comparisons in the market-place. Those who comment on
performance of India under various parameters may have several constituency
interests and in some cases may be totally ‘ignorant’ of the Indian context.
Indian media too has several interests to protect. It is difficult to blame
media for not sieving the stories they publish to ensure that they do not go
against the nation’s interests. It is not just the question of ‘freedom of
expression’. But in the changing scenario, government should put in place an
arrangement to come quickly with responses interpreting views expressed in the
media by external agencies or spokespersons of other countries or international
bodies, to the country’s advantage.
All these and more, point
to the need for India to set up an internal agency capable of collecting and
interpreting data/views to the country’s advantage. May be, NITI Aaayog can
take initiative in this direction.
M G Warrier
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