The 61 year old newspaper from Indore announced its arrival with the news that it was appointing a former chief justice as ombudsman for the group.
An African journalist asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh whether there was sufficient interest in India about Africa since there was nothing in the Indian newspapers to reflect it!
Contrast the sporadic attention in the Indian press to Bangladesh events, to the detailed coverage of events in Pakistan.
While the major part of the coverage was positive, there was also an element that indicated the mistrust between the two countries.
Unprecedented journalistic access during the March-April period of cricket diplomacy produced a rush of goodwill stories on Pakistan in Indian newspapers.
"War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7" explore several important issues relating to media and conflict situations.
Two and half years later, Indian media managers had learnt some lessons from the Agra fiasco and had a well thought-out strategy in place for the Islamabad summit.
The Internet that has continued to give the most graphic and immediate picture of the war. The widespread use of video on the Internet provided its own images.
They are whistleblowers within the media, bucking the demand that the Fourth Estate fall in line.