The Authorities of India has blocked entry to the X (previously Twitter) account of Chinese language state-run media outlet World Occasions, citing the unfold of disinformation associated to Operation Sindoor — a latest counter-terrorist mission focusing on cross-border militant infrastructure.
The ‘X’ account of Chinese language propaganda media outlet ‘World Occasions’ withheld in India. pic.twitter.com/B9Q941FTjX
— ANI (@ANI) Could 14, 2025
The choice to withhold the account was made beneath provisions of Indian legislation following a public warning issued by the Indian Embassy in Beijing. In a pointy rebuke on X, the embassy cautioned World Occasions in opposition to publishing unverified claims about Indian navy operations.
In a follow-up message, the embassy elaborated that a number of social media accounts sympathetic to Pakistan had been circulating unsubstantiated claims associated to the alleged losses suffered by the Indian armed forces.
A number of pro-Pakistan handles are spreading baseless claims within the context of #OperationSindoor, making an attempt to mislead the general public. When media retailers share such info with out verifying sources, it displays a critical lapse in accountability and journalistic ethics,” the embassy’s publish stated.
The official X account of World Occasions now reads, “Account Withheld. @globaltimesnews has been withheld in IN in response to a authorized demand.”
The Press Info Bureau’s Reality Test Unit has additionally flagged a number of visuals and stories linked to Operation Sindoor as both doctored or recycled from unrelated incidents. Officers stated the transfer to dam the account was mandatory to forestall misinformation that might have an effect on public order and nationwide safety.
The event comes amid broader tensions between India and China, particularly after Beijing’s latest transfer to launch a recent listing of renamed areas in Arunachal Pradesh. India swiftly rejected the act, calling it a “useless and preposterous try” to claim territorial claims.
“We have now observed that China has continued with its useless and preposterous makes an attempt to call locations within the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Wednesday. “In step with our principled place, we reject such makes an attempt categorically. Inventive naming won’t alter the simple actuality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and can at all times stay an integral and inalienable a part of India,” the Exterior Affairs Ministry stated in a press release.
China, which claims Arunachal Pradesh as a part of its territory, has usually launched maps with a number of locations throughout the northeastern state renamed. In 2024, China launched a listing of 30 new names of varied locations in Arunachal Pradesh, which India categorically rejected.