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South Central 44: Are Indians safe abroad? Press freedom and court orders

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss  the safety of Indians abroad in the context of a surge in anti-immigration sentiments across Ireland, US, UK and more. Joining them are guests Joyojeet Pal and Bharathy Singaravel.

Newslaundry · Sep 21, 2025

How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan

Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Hafta 519: Meta and fact-checking, the role of journaling, social media as source of news

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Manisha Pande are joined by author Amitava Kumar and academic Joyojeet Pal.

Newslaundry · Jan 11, 2025

In India’s strife-torn Manipur, narrative battle is fought on social media

Social media warriors have sprung up to share their community’s views and put down the others’ in this ethnic conflict.

Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2023

Why 2022 was the year of #BoycottBollywood

On December 14, the home minister of Madhya Pradesh objected to a song in an upcoming Bollywood film due to the colour of an actor’s bikini. Hours later, effigies of the two actors – one of whom is Muslim, the other Hindu – were burned in Indore for “hurting religious…

Newslaundry · Dec 28, 2022