
After the Indian government introduced a cap of 26% on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in digital media platforms on August 28, a number of articles have thrown light on the shortcomings of the move, calling it “restrictive”, “regressive” and “confusing”.
However, on September 5, an article in the Times of India informed us that digital media bodies have “welcomed” the move, especially “digital news entities that upload/stream news and current affairs, on the lines of the print news media.”