"Indian Media/Press is very mature and has never acted against 'National Interests'. It also never learned to get cowed down by threats from vested interests , both from within the country and from without. Everyone remembers the dark days of 'Emergency' and the role played by press/media." You seem to be really oblivious of the media's role, barring a few like Indian Express, Cho Ramaswamy, etc., during the agency. Study well before declaring anyonbe guilty or innocent. A tall media personality famously quoted-" When asked to bow, the media crawled during the Emergency"