Why Al-Jazeera is silent on Qatar's dubious human rights records, but gets vocal on India and its democracy

Al-Jazeera has always been vocal about human rights violations in India. This year alone it has come out with almost a dozen articles and reports, raising question marks over its credentials as a democratic, secular nation. Some of the headlines can be self-explanatory — "Can Narendra Modi stop hate speech in India?" (18 April 2022), "Islamophobia is the norm in Modi's India (10 June 2022), "Modi's critics have a precarious life in India" (28 June 2022), "As India turns 75, there is little to celebrate" (15 August 2022), "Attack on a dream: Muslims in fear as Indian democracy turns 75"…