Dear Professor Vaidyanathan,
I’m a reporter with the New York Times, and I’m writing a story on the recent news about the Ford Foundation. I wanted to talk to you about tax rules governing NGOs and foreign foundations as well as your reaction to this news. Please let me know if you’re available.
Best,
Nida Najar
The New York Times
Dear Nida Najar,
Thanks for your mail and invite. I was travelling and hence the delay .
I am a regular reader of New York Times for the last nearly 20 years—earlier Print edition and now the Net one.
In the last two years I find the paper is more a views paper than a newspaper particularly with reference to India.
Articles/Blogs/News Reports all are biased in the coverage of India and more like Tabloids spewing venom on anything Indian. I presume the case about other developing countries also.
My own experience of my earlier interviews to your paper has not been satisfactory.
Under the circumstances I do not see much point in giving my opinion regarding this Ford Foundation issue since your paper will anyhow write what it wants—namely abuse Indian action.
I wish and hope that in the near future –your team covering India will be more balanced and go back to the earlier times when news and views were kept separate. Needless to add I will be delighted to share my views with you and other correspondents at that juncture.
Hope you understand and appreciate my position .
I am keeping the text portion of this communication in my website for friends to know my reluctance vis-à-vis NYT
Prof R. Vaidyanathan
Professor of Finance
Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore
Vaidyanathan 
Sir , You might be aware of this one http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/world/asia/india-farmer-commits-suicide-at-rally-against-narendra-modis-land-policies.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0 but still. It justifies your response. Kudos and more power to you.
Great reply Sir! And thanks for new term “Views-Paper”, goes with Indian media too.
Sir,
Thanks for that. It accurately sums up the half truths and outright lies/omissions in their articles.
Salute!
“Articles/Blogs/News Reports all are biased in the coverage of India and more like Tabloids spewing venom on anything Indian. I presume the case about other developing countries also.”
What more to add. You told everything in a nutshell. Great.
Really appreciate yr response Sir… This biased agenda driven NYT needs to be shown a mirror at their face..
Salute Sir!
Sathyemeva Jayathe.
Way to go Prof Vaidy….
Manoj (a 1991 batch sufferer)
My Congratulations to Sri R. Vaidyanathan for his candid reply to NYT. It is essential that our journalistic friends follow this example
Befitting reply sir !
Dear Prof. Vaidyanathan, your reply to NYT correspondant is very correct. they will publish what they want and omit important points. I feel that the Ford foundation and carnegie melon foundation are meant to publish reports on other countries by using some of their countrymen settled in USA. I appreciate your non acceptance.
Dr.G.Vaidyanathan
Retd. Director, dept of Atomic Energy
Wonderful reply sir. We Indians should learn that these people only run propaganda on their papers. They keep praising china but will always insult and demean india. Only when india also becomes a rich country will they respect us.