Diplomacy and the News Media: A Comment on the Indian Experience
Ajai K. Rai was Research Fellow at IDSA working on ‘National Security and the Indian Media’. He has been associated with the media in different capacities for about 13 years… Continue reading Diplomacy and the News Media: A Comment on the Indian Experience read more
Volume:27
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This paper attempts to examine the changing dynamics of the interface between diplomacy and news media with emphasis on the Indian context. American examples, opinions and trends have been taken into consideration to impart a comparative perspective to the paper. It has been carried out in the light of the brief history of diplomatic reporting in India, the linkages and issues involved in the relationship between the Indian Foreign Office and media as well as the role and limitations of television in the formulation and conduct of foreign policy.
The dominant theme of the paper is that, despite the emerging role of media in diplomacy, the media-diplomacy relationship has been quite uncomfortable over the years.
Keywords: India
