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[João Costa > CT1FBF]

All India Radio shortwave external service in doubt

The Hindustan Times reports there are questions over future of All
India Radio (AIR) shortwave external service

The external services division of All India Radio (AIR) is caught in a
turf war between the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB),
which runs it and the ministry of external affairs (MEA), which is
expected to fund it.

While the MIB wants the service to continue and even expand; MEA has
been suggesting shutting down the programmes, pointing out that the
service offered through short wave transmission has outlived its
utility and does not attract listeners abroad, said an MIB official
aware of the developments.

According to this MIB official, the service, which was started soon
after the outbreak of World War II has emerged as a bone of contention
between the two ministries, as the cost of running the shows is high
and the MEA has been unwilling to pick the tab.

Read the full story at
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-b-ministry-and-mea-at-odds-over-all-india-radio-external-service/story-k8CDvm9gmYSJ4gDzuYrHiK.html

Thanks to Mike Barraclough @MikeBrclough of BDXC for spotting this item