Bangladesh, April 12 -- Binay Kumar Singh, co-author of the book ‘BBCs True Lies and a spokesman of Indias ruling BJP Party, accused Western media of not only being “out of touch” with realities in India but even “in their own countries too.” The comments by Singh were triggered by an attack on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the London-based magazine The Economist ahead of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Indias bicameral Parliament) elections later this month.

The Economist article, published on March 29, claimed that Modi defied the tendency of “elites” and “upper-middle class” to oppose “populist” leaders by maintaining immense popularity due to three factors&#...