evidence: The K. P. Oli government in Nepal has taken a drastic step of banning or blacking out all Indian private TV channels. It has, however, spared the Doordarshan, or DD, which is owned by the Indian government. The decision came as a counter to alleged ‘offensive character assassination’ by the Indian media of Nepali citizens and leaders, thereby hurting their sentiments and being disrespectful of Nepalese sovereignty. Nepalese Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Yubaraj Khatiwada, spoke about such allegations and the legal and political steps being planned against any such unpleasant presentation. [...] This is not the first time that Indian channels were blocked or banned in Nepal. The latest was in the 2015 crisis, when the Indo-Nepal ties had hit the rock bottom following the blockade. Even today, there lie the undercurrents of dissatisfaction among the Nepalese because this was nothing short of a humanitarian crisis with lack of food supplies and essentials after the devastating earthquake. The ban on Indian media, which also included entertainment channels -- quite popular in Nepal – was for an indefinite period then.