BY SANJEEB KUMAR SAHOO
Before I go any further, I would like to clarify that I have no idea what Adani, Ambani, Birla, Jain, or Agrawal-led big corporate media firms believe about political journalism. So I would like to speak for myself, and I believe that political journalism isn’t a business or about the top five businesspeople’s families for their asset growth. And I understand that political journalism is a passion and a service to the nation, so I work with sincerity and honesty.
And I will continue to do my job sincerely and honestly no matter which political party comes to power in the coming days in New Delhi to rule from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) – Seva Teerth to make the best welfare policy for the needy people of India, and I will support whoever works for the needy people of India rather than the elite class people and top greedy businesspeople.
Let’s get to the point: the Narendra Modi government has made the same mistake again. When problems arise, the Narendra Modi government appears to be unwilling to accept responsibility, as they have always avoided answering questions from the people of India, as seen when USA President Donald Trump was calming and still claiming about the India-Pakistan ceasefire, which became effective at IST on May 10, 2025, due to him, when the Narendra Modi government had asked officers to brief the people of India through journalists rather than Narendra Modi government’s key ministers doing so.
And that happened again yesterday. On March 13, officials appeared for the interministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, but they ignored the opening questions from reporters, giving the impression that the press conference was ill-prepared.
Similar to last year, starting in early May, the Narendra Modi government appears to have asked officers—who can be seen on the PIB official YouTube channel on March 12 and 13—instead of the concerned ministers to brief the Indian public through journalists about the situation that has developed after Israel and the USA jointly attacked Iran.
And I am saying that when the time comes to claim credit for the success of popular schemes or any international success, concerned ministers hold press conferences throughout India and inform the public and they even took selected journalists through a plane to the place where they (Narendra Modi government ministers) held press conferences, and at that moment, concerned officers were seated with journalists and listening to what ministers said in press conference events and also in National Media Center in New Delhi.
I will not elaborate on yesterday’s PIB press conference on the inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, held on March 13.
However, I would simply add that because of the continued attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel, problems have been caused in global markets, including India (as the Narendra Modi government requested permission from the USA to buy oil from Russia, and the USA allowed the import of oil from Russia, but only in the next 30 days), which imports oil and LPG from Gulf states due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which affects all nations that purchase oil or LPG from the region.
To allow Indian-flagged oil or LPG ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister #SJaishankar held rounds of talks with top Iranian leaders. Iran has now allowed two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers to sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
Additionally, I feel that the Narendra Modi government is avoiding taking responsibility and refusing to respond to sincere questions from #journalists, such as not holding press conferences with key ministers.
And trust me when I say that as long as they avoid it, the Narendra Modi government will have more political issues in terms of politics and coming elections because it is sending the wrong message to India’s respected citizens and will hurt all NDA members—that is, all BJP allies—in future politics and upcoming elections. As of right now, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated at 1:18 a.m. on March 13 that Donald Trump has been bullying the Narendra Modi government for the last many months.
And trust me, people are becoming more aware of what is going on and Donald Trump’s acts thanks to Facebook and Instagram reels, as well as YouTube short videos, but I do not make any reels because I enjoy reading, studying, and writing.
And now I would like to conclude by stating that big corporate media houses have failed to do their jobs honestly and are still spreading fake news and false narratives, even though they have all the support of Indian taxpayers (central and state government advertisements).
In my opinion, talks with Iran ought to have started before the current global issue arising from the joint attack on Iran by the United States of America (USA) and Israel. This way, the Narendra Modi government could have avoided opposition political parties’ criticism over Indian-flagged carriers being denied passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
And I also strongly believe that even Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has missed a golden opportunity to join the race to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and I will soon write more about Narendra Modi missing the golden opportunity to join the race to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
