THE Embassy of India in Manila is interested to facilitate a tie-up between its country’s news agencies and that of the Philippines to broaden the two nations’ knowledge about each other, as Ambassador of India to the Philippines Jaideep Mazumdar recognized the information gap between New Delhi and Manila.
“I think…there is a bit of a gap in terms of knowledge of each other, and I think that can be bridged between [our news] agencies,” Mazumdar said in an interview.
“We have agencies like the ANI [Asian News International] and PTI [Press Trust of India] which can tie up, for example, with the Philippine News Agency, and [conduct] exchange programs,” the envoy noted, and added, “[This] is the best way to know each country.”
ANI is a multimedia news agency in South Asia with more than 100 bureaus in India and across the globe, while PTI is the largest news agency in India and commands 90 percent of news-agency market share in the country.
The Indian diplomat added that the bilateral relations between the Philippines and India have grown rapidly since President Duterte visited New Delhi in January.
“There are many areas that we are working on: in the fields of defense, pharmaceuticals, [and] trade and all are progressing,” Mazumdar revealed. On content sharing, the ambassador said the embassy is keen to pursue talks with the Philippine side within the year.
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