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Opinion: Funeral pyres should not be the symbol of India s Covid crisis

Many Indians are angry about what they see as Western media bias in the publication of near-daily images of funeral pyres in pandemic reports on the country, writes Shareen Joshi, Not only do these pictures fail to reflect the complexity of India, these inadvertent media flubs are now "routinely weaponized" by political actors.

Opinion: India s Covid crisis should not be symbolised by funeral pyres

Opinion: India s Covid crisis should not be symbolised by funeral pyres CNN 1 hr ago Opinion by Shareen Joshi © Fariha Farooqui/Getty Images MUMBAI, INDIA - MAY 27: Healthcare worker Shama Shaikh (R), 53, cares for a patient who has Covid-19 in an ICU ward at the government-run St. George hospital on May 27, 2021 in Mumbai, India. India s prolonged and devastating wave of Covid-19 infections has gripped cities and overwhelmed health resources. (Photo by Fariha Farooqui/Getty Images) As far as many viewers in the West are concerned, India s pandemic crisis is encapsulated by one enduring image: flaming funeral pyres. On an almost-daily basis this disheartening tableau can be seen in outlets ranging from the New York Times,CNN, the Washington Post and BBC. These outlets typically preface their coverage with trigger warnings that some might find the content upsetting.

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