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Sputnik India
Russian state
Sputnik India is the India-focused service of Sputnik, which belongs to the Russian state-owned group Rossiya Segodnya. Its coverage follows Russian government viewpoints and generally portrays Russia–India ties favorably. Its coverage of the Trump administration is mixed. It often criticizes U.S. tariffs and sanctions that affect India and Russia, and it also reports favorably on Trump's moves toward talks with Moscow. This stance is based on limited review, not a full study of recent output.
Owned byPart of the Sputnik international brand, owned by Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state-owned media group. Rossiya Segodnya was created by presidential decree in December 2013, and the Russian government controls it.
LeaningRussian state
On the administrationmixed
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun