The Hindu
The Hindu is a major Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Chennai, known for its in-depth national, international, and policy coverage. It serves a broad, educated readership across India and maintains print and digital editions. It is regarded as one of the country's most established and influential newspapers.
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Is The Hindu left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
The Hindu is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of India's press. In India, Times of India and Hindustan Times are listed as Centrist — so you can open The Hindu beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
Read The Hindu beside another title from India and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two India dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are The Hindu's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The Hindu is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from India on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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