EAM S Jaishankar meets his counterpart of Netherlands David van Weel in New Delhi.

[ 19/12/2025 17:11 ] Read on newsonair.gov.in

Report Overview: The article is a short, factual report of a diplomatic meeting, largely free of emotional language, speculation, or logical fallacies. It mostly paraphrases or directly reports what was said in an official social media post. There is minimal room for manipulation in such a brief, descriptive piece. The only mild issue is that it relies solely on one side’s (India’s) characterization of the meeting and outcomes, which introduces a small degree of unbalanced reporting and selective sourcing.

Sides Objectivity Scores

India / EAM S. Jaishankar (96)

Netherlands / David van Weel (92)

Sides Representation Balance

Favored Side

India / EAM S. Jaishankar

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Detected Manipulations & Suggested Changes

Selective use of sources

Relying on only one party’s statements or perspective as the basis for the report.

The article is entirely based on Dr. Jaishankar’s social media post: “In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar said that they discussed bilateral cooperation…” and “Dr Jaishankar added that India values Netherlands support…”. There is no direct quote or independent description from the Dutch side or from neutral observers.

Include a statement or summary from the Netherlands’ side (e.g., an official Dutch readout or quote from David van Weel) describing the meeting and its outcomes.

Cite an additional neutral or third-party source (such as a joint press release) to corroborate the topics discussed and the characterization of the meeting.

Explicitly note that the description of the meeting comes from the Indian minister’s social media post, and clarify that the Dutch side’s view was not available or not provided, if that is the case.

Unbalanced reporting

Presenting one side’s perspective more fully or favorably than the other side’s, without making this asymmetry clear.

The article repeatedly attributes actions and evaluations to Dr. Jaishankar (“Dr Jaishankar said…”, “The Minister added…”, “He further said…”, “Dr Jaishankar added that India values Netherlands support…”), while David van Weel is only mentioned as being met, with no description of his views or statements.

Add at least one sentence summarizing David van Weel’s perspective or priorities in the meeting, if available.

If no Dutch statement is available, explicitly state that the report is based on the Indian side’s account of the meeting.

Balance the structure so that both ministers are described as active participants (e.g., “Both ministers discussed…” instead of only “Dr Jaishankar said that they discussed…”).

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