X accounts of China’s ‘Global Times’, Turkey’s ‘TRT World’ news outlets unblocked in India

The X accounts of Chinese state-run news outlet Global Times and Turkish public broadcaster TRT World became available in India on Wednesday hours after being blocked in response to legal demands by the Indian government.

However, the handle of China’s Xinhua on the social media platform remained blocked in the country.

Global Times is an English-language newspaper affiliated to the People’s Daily, which is owned by the Chinese Communist Party. Xinhua is China’s state-run news agency.

TRT World is a TV channel operated by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the country’s public broadcaster.

It was unclear what had led to the news outlets being blocked.

On May 7, hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, the Indian embassy in Beijing had fact-checked a post by the Global Times, calling it “baseless”.

“Several pro-Pakistan handles are spreading baseless claims in the context of Operation Sindoor, attempting to mislead the public,” the embassy had said. “When media outlets share such information without verifying sources, it reflects a serious lapse in responsibility and journalistic ethics.”

(1/n) Dear @globaltimesnews , we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of dis-information. https://t.co/xMvN6hmrhe— India in China (@EOIBeijing) May 7, 2025

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated on May 7 when the Indian military carried out strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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