Billionaire Gautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV has invited media attention not just in India but also abroad. In a recent piece the Economist describes the “tycoon’s takeover bid for an independent broadcaster is a worrying portent”, not least for media freedom.
“That Mr Adani is reported to be the richest man in Asia is one concern, but it is not the main one,” the article says. “Rather, it is his close ties to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, that cause disquiet.”
