Coal crisis: How global media is attacking India to reduce China’s embarrassment
3 years, 5 months ago

Coal crisis: How global media is attacking India to reduce China’s embarrassment

Op India  

The following is a headline from the UK based Financial Times newspaper on Oct 6. Financial Times’ headline on ‘coal crisis’ Notice the phrase “China and India.” But why? As the article itself would admit: “As of October 3, India’s 135 thermal power plants had just four days’ worth of coal stocks, down from 13 days on August 1, the power ministry said on Tuesday.“ In other words, the “crisis” hasn’t even happened yet, at least by the time of the writing of the article. But first let us note the similar spate of articles about India’s looming power crisis in global media. Here is the BBC: BBC on India’s ‘unprecedented power crisis’ “Brink” of an unprecedented power crisis.

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Explained | What is the extent of India’s coal crisis?

The Hindu  

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