With India amid a national election campaign, its news media is in sharp focus. Until recently it was believed that the sheer diversity of outlets ensured a range of perspectives, but now, India’s mainstream media has largely been co-opted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Just how did the media in India get to this point and what does it mean for the upcoming elections? Featuring: Ravish Kumar - Former Host, NDTV Shashi Shekhar Vempati - Former CEO, Prasar Bharati Pramod Raman - Chief Editor, MediaOne Amy Kazmin - Former South Asia Bureau Chief, Financial Times Meena Kotwal - Founder, The Mooknayak Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-india-report/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #news #india #ndtv #sreenivasanjain