New Delhi: Three Indians -- former head of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) P.S. Raghavan, journalist Saeed Naqvi and telecom inventor Sam Pitroda were placed on the list for allegedly promoting pro-Russian narratives by a Ukrainian government body set up by its President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As per reports, the three individuals were named in a list released on July 14 by the Centre for Countering Disinformation (CCD), a subsidiary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council. Though the criteria for inclusion are unclear, each name in the report lists with the "pro-Russian" tag.
The CCD, established last year through a Presidential decree and headed by former lawyer Polina Lysenko is aimed to detect and counter "propaganda" and "destructive disinformation" and to prevent the "manipulation of public opinion."In the list published on its website, a list of politicians, academics, and activists including several high-profile Western intellectuals and politicians who are "promoting Russian propaganda" are included.