India vs Pakistan: The War In TV Studios

What good could come of two warring nations exchanging threats of complete annihilation and nuclear doomsday? When the nations are India and Pakistan, the answer is great TV news entertainment. Don’t get us wrong, the attack on Indian Army soldiers in Uri and everything that’s followed is sombre business – on the diplomatic, military and political front. Not that you’d guess from the way TV news is hell bent upon jingoism, fantabulous rhetoric and scaling new heights of TRPs, no matter what the cost.

On both sides of the Radcliffe Line, we’ve seen Hindi and English news channels essentially passing off war hysteria and petty bickering as news. You, the viewer, should ideally weep at what TV news and its practitioners think they can get away with serving you, but why cry when you can laugh? Watch this little video that Newslaundry has painfully collated for you and give thanks to our media for being as insane as it is.