Simon Denyer, India bureau chief for news agency Reuters, says the tone and scope of the stories from the country have also changed in the past few years. “Nowadays reporting is less seen through a post-colonial prism and is more reflective of India’s complexities,” he said. Prominent themes over the decades have ranged from the stereotypical elephants and snake charmers to the conflict in Kashmir to the rise of Hindu nationalism to economic liberalization, the rise of IT and now, the changing economic landscape, he added. The challenge for today’s foreign correspondent, he said, is to paint an honest picure of the two Indias. “Not just shopping malls and wealth everywhere.”
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