Anilesh Kumar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4931702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anilesh Kumar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anilesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumar |
| SIGNATURE | KUMAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5253-5010 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Proactive or reactive? A comparative study of BRICS media narratives in China and India
This comparative study analyses how Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) is represented in the media of China and India, the coalition's two most populous and influential members. While BRICS has been extensively examined in political science and international relations, its communicative dimensions remain underexplored. To address this gap, the study introduces a proactive - reactive analytical lens to capture how media frame B…
Mediated multipolarity: Russia Today's discursive construction of India before and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
This article examines how Russia Today (RT), a state-funded international broadcaster, reframed its coverage of India before and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on a longitudinal dataset of 635 English-language articles published between 2019 and 2023, the study combines topic modelling with discursive framing analysis to trace a shift in RT's India-related narratives. In the pre-war period, India appeared sporadically and was fram…
Monologues as epistemic sites of nationalist narrative construction: A case study of India’s Republic TV
Reluctant Journalism: How Indian Journalists Navigate the Role Conception-Performance Gap in a Polarized Media Landscape
Investigating the Investigation: Media Capture and Investigative Journalism in India
Primetime narratives on Russia–Ukraine conflict on India's Republic TV
This study analysed the media narratives in the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine conflict through the primetime monologues on India's most watched English-language news channel – Republic TV. A computer-assisted textual analysis and a thematic discourse analysis were conducted on the media narratives. Major themes emerging from the narratives revealed that the conflict was represented as an opportunity to serve the strategic interests of the United…
“Virus Jihad”: The (Mis)Representation of Muslims during Covid 19 Outbreak in Indian Media
This study examined the media representations of Muslims during the first wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in India. The study conducted a thematic discourse analysis on TV debates in the aftermath of an Islamic congregation in Delhi whose attendees were tested positive with COVID-19 infection. The study found an overall negative representation of Muslims in the mainstream media which corroborates previous studies, albeit, in different con…
State nationalism or popular nationalism? Analysing media coverage of TikTok ban on mainstream Indian TV news channels
It has been argued that BJP - the current ruling party of India - comprises unapologetic hyper nationalists known as Hindu nationalists. It has also been claimed that the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a tight grip over the mainstream TV media and non-conformists are finding it increasingly challenging to express their opinion in the world’s largest democracy. If such concerns are true, then support for the nationalist poli…
Media, digital sovereignty and geopolitics: The case of the TikTok ban in India
TikTok, one of the most downloaded apps in the world, has been banned in India since June 2020, following military clashes on the India-China border. This article focuses on government narratives of the TikTok ban in the Indian media and situates the issue within the broader geopolitical framework of deteriorating Sino-Indian relations and attempts for digital sovereignty. At a time of strong nationalist discourses dominating the political and so…
Primetime Nationalism: Analysing Monologues on India’s Republic TV and Times Now During Indo-China Border Conflict
Several studies exploring the sociology of news have identified and established a range of factors that influence journalism and shape media narratives. However, little has been known regarding the narrative construction in the English language broadcast media in India. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between (re)emerging right-wing nationalism and English language television journalism in India. A qualitative thematic discour…
Religion, politics, and the Hinduism/Hindutva debate (review of Why I am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor and the Ideology of India’s Modern Right by Subramanian Swamy)
Primetime narratives on Russia–Ukraine conflict on India's Republic TV
This study analysed the media narratives in the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine conflict through the primetime monologues on India's most watched English-language news channel – Republic TV. A computer-assisted textual analysis and a thematic discourse analysis were conducted on the media narratives. Major themes emerging from the narratives revealed that the conflict was represented as an opportunity to serve the strategic interests of the United…
Media, digital sovereignty and geopolitics: The case of the TikTok ban in India
TikTok, one of the most downloaded apps in the world, has been banned in India since June 2020, following military clashes on the India-China border. This article focuses on government narratives of the TikTok ban in the Indian media and situates the issue within the broader geopolitical framework of deteriorating Sino-Indian relations and attempts for digital sovereignty. At a time of strong nationalist discourses dominating the political and so…
Primetime Nationalism: Analysing Monologues on India’s Republic TV and Times Now During Indo-China Border Conflict
Several studies exploring the sociology of news have identified and established a range of factors that influence journalism and shape media narratives. However, little has been known regarding the narrative construction in the English language broadcast media in India. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between (re)emerging right-wing nationalism and English language television journalism in India. A qualitative thematic discour…
Investigating the Investigation: Media Capture and Investigative Journalism in India
Religion, politics, and the Hinduism/Hindutva debate (review of Why I am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor and the Ideology of India’s Modern Right by Subramanian Swamy)
“Virus Jihad”: The (Mis)Representation of Muslims during Covid 19 Outbreak in Indian Media
This study examined the media representations of Muslims during the first wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in India. The study conducted a thematic discourse analysis on TV debates in the aftermath of an Islamic congregation in Delhi whose attendees were tested positive with COVID-19 infection. The study found an overall negative representation of Muslims in the mainstream media which corroborates previous studies, albeit, in different con…
State nationalism or popular nationalism? Analysing media coverage of TikTok ban on mainstream Indian TV news channels
It has been argued that BJP - the current ruling party of India - comprises unapologetic hyper nationalists known as Hindu nationalists. It has also been claimed that the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a tight grip over the mainstream TV media and non-conformists are finding it increasingly challenging to express their opinion in the world’s largest democracy. If such concerns are true, then support for the nationalist poli…
Media, digital sovereignty and geopolitics: The case of the TikTok ban in India
TikTok, one of the most downloaded apps in the world, has been banned in India since June 2020, following military clashes on the India-China border. This article focuses on government narratives of the TikTok ban in the Indian media and situates the issue within the broader geopolitical framework of deteriorating Sino-Indian relations and attempts for digital sovereignty. At a time of strong nationalist discourses dominating the political and so…
Primetime Nationalism: Analysing Monologues on India’s Republic TV and Times Now During Indo-China Border Conflict
Several studies exploring the sociology of news have identified and established a range of factors that influence journalism and shape media narratives. However, little has been known regarding the narrative construction in the English language broadcast media in India. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between (re)emerging right-wing nationalism and English language television journalism in India. A qualitative thematic discour…
Primetime narratives on Russia–Ukraine conflict on India's Republic TV
This study analysed the media narratives in the coverage of the Russia–Ukraine conflict through the primetime monologues on India's most watched English-language news channel – Republic TV. A computer-assisted textual analysis and a thematic discourse analysis were conducted on the media narratives. Major themes emerging from the narratives revealed that the conflict was represented as an opportunity to serve the strategic interests of the United…
Monologues as epistemic sites of nationalist narrative construction: A case study of India’s Republic TV
Reluctant Journalism: How Indian Journalists Navigate the Role Conception-Performance Gap in a Polarized Media Landscape
Investigating the Investigation: Media Capture and Investigative Journalism in India
Proactive or reactive? A comparative study of BRICS media narratives in China and India
This comparative study analyses how Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) is represented in the media of China and India, the coalition's two most populous and influential members. While BRICS has been extensively examined in political science and international relations, its communicative dimensions remain underexplored. To address this gap, the study introduces a proactive - reactive analytical lens to capture how media frame B…
Mediated multipolarity: Russia Today's discursive construction of India before and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
This article examines how Russia Today (RT), a state-funded international broadcaster, reframed its coverage of India before and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on a longitudinal dataset of 635 English-language articles published between 2019 and 2023, the study combines topic modelling with discursive framing analysis to trace a shift in RT's India-related narratives. In the pre-war period, India appeared sporadically and was fram…
Media Studies and Communication (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Narrative (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Nationalism (5 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (5 works) · Journalism (4 works) · Media studies (4 works)