BBC and The Guardian most biased sources of news regarding Hindus
The global media plays a prominent role in the spread of Hinduphobia and Bharatphobia. It’s still stuck in a colonial mindset where much of the news regarding Bharat and Hindus is created through a prejudiced lens. News with dramatic doses of negativity – women’s apparent lack of freedom in Bharat, the condition of minorities, the mistreatment of people from “lower castes”, the supposed supremacy of Hindutva, etc. gets more coverage and prominence than developmental news about Bharat. Although a lot has changed since the BJP government’s climb to power in 2014 and the international media is literally forced to cover more positive news from Bharat as the country makes strides in several fields. But the international news agenda still seems to be biased against Bharat and Hindus majorly.
The biased coverage of issues related to Bharat and Hindus by the international media has a trigger effect on the perception of the Bharatiya diaspora in the west. When the press will constantly throw up negative stereotypes about Hindus and Bharat, it’s natural that Hindus residing abroad will have to bear the brunt of these prejudices. We are already seeing the large-scale vilification of the Hindu diaspora since the BJP government came back to power during its second term. The likes of The Guardian, BBC, The New York Times, etc. make far-fetched connections between the Bharatiya diaspora’s display of its Hindu identity and Bharat’s apparent far-right Hindu majoritarian government. In this new battle against Bharat and its ancient civilizational ethos, the Hindu diaspora seems to be the new scapegoat.
