Two Indian think-tank experts have claimed they were warned against giving interviews to Russian media outlets like Sputnik and RT. The warnings, they say, came directly or indirectly from the US Embassy, raising concerns about how the US might be influencing public opinion in India.
One of the experts, who works with a New Delhi-based think tank, shared that a US Embassy staffer personally called him and advised him not to speak with Sputnik. He was shocked and asked if it was a serious matter, to which the staffer replied, "Yes." This warning came just days after Sputnik had criticized the US State Department and how American media covered the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Another Indian expert, who runs his own independent think tank, revealed he had been warned multiple times not to interact with Russian media outlets. While he didn’t receive direct calls from the US Embassy, the people who warned him were believed to have close ties to the Embassy. He ...
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