That leaves the Delhi Police Special Cell’s action against NewsClick and Purkayastha under the UAPA, beginning August 2023.On 5 August 2023 the New York Times published a report headlined ‘A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul’, investigating whether Chinese funds were being funneled to media and advocacy organisations across the world to defend Beijing’s authoritarianism. One of the countries included was India, with a fleeting reference to NewsClick. The article mentioned that the media house “sprinkled its coverage with Chinese government talking points”. Twelve days later, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell had filed an FIR, following…