Much has been made of “ Indian Chronicles” but the report admitted: “The only valuable coverage these op-eds receive, comes from an immediate repackaging by an Indian press agency named ANI (Asian News International), often 1/n https://www.disinfo.eu/publications/indian-chronicles-deep-dive-into-a-15-year-operation-targeting-the-eu-and-un-to-serve-indian-interests/
quoting these op-eds as genuine articles from “independent media EU Chronicle”. We also realised that the content produced was primarily targeted at Indian nationals, with an extensive coverage of these barely known “media”, MEPs and “NGOs” in Europe. 2/n
“that our work will be used and recuperated by those who have an interest in seeing it published. In this case, probably Pakistani authorities.
Let us bear in mind that it is not because one side uses dodgy influence campaigns that the other side does not:” 3/n
Let us bear in mind that it is not because one side uses dodgy influence campaigns that the other side does not:” 3/n
As the report itself acknowledged, the material didn’t really make it outside the Indian media to the wider international audience. Hence if the purpose, allegedly, was to influence international public opinion, it failed. In short, it wasn’t of much consequence 4/n