Unedited Visuals from BRICS Summit Highlight Media Coordination Changes and Reactions
The BRICS summit 2026 in Delhi saw the Ministry of External Affairs exclude the Information and Broadcasting Ministry from media coordination, leading to unedited visuals going viral. Videos showed central ministers, including Amit Shah, J P Nadda, and Yogi Adityanath, traveling together in buses, which some viewed as unnecessary given the secure route. Other clips featured National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal eating nuts during the event. Critics noted that publicity focused on minor details rather than the summit's substantive outcomes.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 38%, Centre 50%, Right 12%). Overall sentiment is negative (35/100). Lens Score 40/100.
Outlets measured: indianexpress, thefinancialexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (32–38/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thefinancialexpress broke this story on 19 Sept, 11:46 pm. Other outlets followed.