During the Lok Sabha campaign, I had a debate with friend on why Indian media do not endorse prime ministerial contestants. The debate ended without any conclusion.
The latest US move of protectionism against Chinese tyre is no less than an answer to that debate.
A protectionist move that is bad politics, bad economics, bad diplomacy and hurts America, says Economist.
The magazine had endorsed Obama during presidential elections. Today it criticizes the president for his wrong policy – his latest move to impose 35 % tariff on Chinese tyres per se.
Endorsing the candidate isn’t wrong. But in India, will newspapers be able to keep pace criticizing government with the courage of admitting its wrong judgment, given the way government falters time to time ?
In any case, what’s the need of formal endorsement when Indian media have been into it for years without actually being into it formally.
Here is an interesting debate on endorsement started by former mint editor Raju Narisetti, who is now at washington Post.
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