U.S. national interests and framing India in the U.S. press during and after Cold War

ABSTRACT

This research studied India’s portrayal in the U.S. press over a 48-year period during and after the Cold War. It used the Indexing theory and framing. The study found significant difference in India’s portrayal on five frames: nuclear, trade, defence ties between India and the U.S.A, terrorism and separatist movements in India. The study concluded that the U.S. press portrayed India in accordance with official U.S. foreign policy stance on India during and after the Cold War. The findings of the current research gave support to the Indexing theory.

KEYWORDS:

• India
• U.S
• Indexing
• framing

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes on contributor

Abhijit Mazumdar is an assistant professor of journalism at Park University.