Yesterday, the Indian government banned Qatar-based Al Jazeera English from broadcasting within the country for five days after the channel showed a map of Kashmir that showed parts of the territory as belonging to Pakistan and China.
According to Agence France-Presse, any Indian viewers attempting to tune in to Al Jazeera English were instead left with a screen noting that “As instructed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, this channel will not be available.”
The episode highlights the Indian government’s continued reliance on censorship in dealing with politically touchy subjects in the media and sensitivity to the representation of Kashmir in the media.
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