Certain lobbies have invested heavily in presenting a deliberately tilted view of India in the international media. This is nothing new. A good illustration is the active management of US media 1940-42 by the British to justify continued colonial occupation of India. 1/n
Prior to Pearl Harbor, powerful elements in the US political establishment demanded Indian independence as a condition for supporting Britain. The British then invested heavily in manipulation of the media and the intellectual class 2/n 
One interesting strategy was " track 2" diplomacy where pro British intellectuals (including some Indians) would be sent on think tank lecture tours in US. 3/n
Source: The History of the Indian National Congress Vol 2, by P. Sitaramayya
What is interesting is how many well known, educated Indians willingly participated in this project. Moreover, many of these collaborators would enjoy high positions and honours in post-Independence India. 5/n
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