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Asian News International

Asian News International (ANI) is an Indian news agency that offers syndicated multimedia news feeds to news bureaus in India. The company was established by Prem Prakash in 1971 and, under the name TVNF, it soon became the first agency in India to syndicate video news. Drawing upon connections within the Indian government, ANI expanded greatly during the early 2000s. After a period of downturn, the company regained its monopolistic position; it is India's largest television news agency, and the largest newswire service.

Long-form investigations by ''The Caravan'' and ''The Ken'' have described ANI as being closely associated with the government of India for decades, including under Congress Party rule, but especially after the 2014 election of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2019, ''The Caravan'' reported that ANI "has a disturbing history of producing blatant propaganda for the state".

An EU DisinfoLab investigation in an extensive report found ANI to be amplifying a vast network of fake news websites spreading pro-government, anti-Pakistan, and anti-China propaganda, and in a later investigation to quote associated sources that do not exist. Provided by Wikipedia