How Ajit Doval Slams Biased Western Media for Maligning India

Ajit Doval Slams Biased Western Media for Maligning India Over Operation Sindoor

How Ajit Doval Slams Biased Western Media for Maligning India

West's Hypocrisy Exposed as Media Ignores Indian Triumph Against Terror State Pakistan

India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has issued a scathing indictment of Western media outlets, accusing them of deliberate misinformation and a coordinated campaign to discredit India’s successful counter-terrorism operation, Operation Sindoor. Speaking at the 62nd convocation of IIT Madras at Chennai, Doval pulled no punches in calling out the hypocrisy and bias of foreign media, particularly in their coverage of India's bold response to terrorism originating from Pakistan.

Doval's remarks were sharp and unapologetic: “If the Western media believes in facts, let them show a single piece of credible evidence that Indian infrastructure was damaged during Pakistan’s so-called retaliation. They can’t, because there is none.”
His challenge has since been met with deafening silence, further exposing the selective blindness of international outlets when it comes to India’s rise on the global stage.

Western Media: Willfully Blind, Conveniently Mute

While Indian forces executed a precise and high-impact strike on Pakistan’s terror and military infrastructure — including significant hits on key air bases such as Nur Khan — the Western press, rather than reporting facts, chose to amplify false Pakistani narratives. In their desperation to balance the story or perhaps under geopolitical bias, they ignored hard evidence of Indian precision and effectiveness.

How Western Media: Willfully Blind, Conveniently Mute

Instead, media houses from the US and Europe seemed more interested in pushing headlines that implied escalation by India — conveniently omitting that images available globally clearly showed damage to at least 13 Pakistani airbases, and none on Indian soil. Their reporting lacked journalistic integrity and smacked of a colonial hangover that still refuses to accept an assertive and self-reliant India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Operation Sindoor: Precision, Power, and Proof

NSA Doval’s revelations about the details of Operation Sindoor painted a very different picture than what the foreign press had peddled:

Launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the operation took place overnight on May 9–10.

India used approximately 15 BrahMos missiles to cripple Pakistani and Chinese-backed air defenses.

Nine terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK were destroyed in earlier strikes on May 7.

The mission lasted only 23 minutes — a testament to India’s growing military prowess.

Most significantly, indigenous technology such as the Akash missile system, integrated command platforms, and radar networks played a decisive role in Indian dominance.

Yet, the Western media chose to suppress these facts, instead perpetuating an outdated and dangerous narrative of India as the aggressor — a stance that aligns more with the propaganda of Pakistan’s military-industrial PR machine than with journalistic ethics.

How Operation Sindoor symbol of Precision, Power, and Proof

India's Rise & The Threat It Poses to the Old Guard

Doval’s criticism highlights a larger geopolitical discomfort among Western powers and their media. As India emerges as a confident global player — technologically advanced, diplomatically influential, and militarily capable — the so-called developed nations and their media arms appear unwilling to cede narrative control.

From defense to AI, from indigenous missiles to LLMs (large language models), India is innovating rapidly, something Doval stressed in his address:

“AI will be a game changer. India must lead in it — not follow.”

Time for the West to Reflect, Not Deflect

Ajit Doval’s address is more than just a criticism of media bias; it’s a wake-up call to the global community to recognize that India is no longer a silent observer but an active architect of its destiny. The Western media must introspect on why it refuses to report Indian successes with fairness.

If it continues to deny India its rightful narrative, it only reveals its own insecurity about Modi's New India that is fearless, capable, and no longer willing to be talked down to.

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