Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights
Home minister highlights defence manufacturing and improved law and order at Uttar Pradesh trade show.
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UP now investor-friendly; earlier had to hold investment meet in Delhi due to law and order: Amit Shah
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What this story says
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that BrahMos missiles manufactured in Uttar Pradesh are giving Pakistan "sleepless nights".
- Shah said AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in Amethi are a weapon against "Naxalites and terrorists".
- He claimed Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 due to a poor law and order situation.
- Amit Shah also stated that India has maintained and strengthened its economic growth despite global upheavals.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
16 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that BrahMos missiles manufactured in Uttar Pradesh are giving Pakistan "sleepless nights". Speaking at the inauguration of the fourth Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) in Greater Noida, Shah also stated that AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in Amethi are a weapon against "Naxalites and terrorists". He highlighted the state's growing defence manufacturing capabilities, pointing to the BrahMos facility in Lucknow and the AK-203 rifle plant in Amethi.
Shah claimed that Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 due to a poor law and order situation, stating that investors were unwilling to come to Lucknow at that time. He contrasted this with the present, saying Uttar Pradesh is becoming a fear-free investment centre. The minister also asserted that India has maintained and strengthened its economic growth despite global upheavals, attributing this to the government's economic and trade policies. He cited the 'One District One Product' initiative as a factor in creating employment opportunities within Uttar Pradesh, allowing young people to find jobs in their home state.
Disagreement on past law and order
The Economic Times and Hindustan Times reported that Amit Shah claimed Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 because investors were unwilling to come to Lucknow due to the law and order situation. The Economic Times added that Uttar Pradesh officials had stated that the law and order situation in Lucknow was such that no investor was ready to come there. The News Mill reported that Amit Shah cited Moody’s and JCR upgrades, plus 7.8% quarterly growth, to defend India’s economic performance.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports printed below mention the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre in Lucknow, its inauguration in May 2025, or that the first batch of missiles manufactured there was flagged off in October 2025. The cost of ₹300 crore for the facility and its size of about 200 acres were also not mentioned in any of the reports. None of the right-rated reports mention the specific details of the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre in Lucknow, its inauguration date, or the flag-off date of the first batch of missiles manufactured there.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 13:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The two centre-rated reports, Hindustan Times and The Economic Times, both led on Amit Shah's statement that BrahMos missiles manufactured in Uttar Pradesh are giving Pakistan "sleepless nights". Both reports also included Shah's claim that AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in Amethi are a weapon against "Naxalites and terrorists". The Economic Times and Hindustan Times both reported Shah's assertion that Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 due to a poor law and order situation. Both also carried his statement that India has maintained and strengthened its economic growth despite global upheavals, and his mention of the 'One District One Product' initiative creating employment opportunities.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The five right-rated reports all led on Amit Shah's statement that BrahMos missiles manufactured in Uttar Pradesh are giving Pakistan "sleepless nights". Four of these reports also mentioned his claim that AK-203 assault rifles made in Amethi are a weapon against "Naxalites and terrorists". Four of the right-rated reports carried Shah's assertion that Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 due to a poor law and order situation. Latestly and Moneycontrol reported Shah's criticism of previous SP and BSP governments, with Latestly quoting him saying, "Mafia Ruled UP, Yogi Govt Eliminated It", and Moneycontrol stating, 'UP was known for mafias'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights biased?
- Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights is one event reported by 16 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Amit Shah: BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan sleepless nights?
- 16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Amit Shah say about BrahMos missiles?
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that BrahMos missiles manufactured in Uttar Pradesh are giving Pakistan "sleepless nights". He highlighted this as a prime indicator of the transformation taking place in the state's defence manufacturing sector.
- What did Amit Shah say about AK-203 assault rifles?
- Amit Shah said that AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in Amethi are a weapon against "Naxalites and terrorists". He presented this as another example of the expansion of defence production in Uttar Pradesh.
- What did Amit Shah claim about Uttar Pradesh's past?
- Amit Shah claimed that Uttar Pradesh had to hold an investment conference in Delhi in 2013 because investors were unwilling to come to Lucknow due to a poor law and order situation. He contrasted this with the present, stating the state is now a fear-free investment centre.
- How did Amit Shah describe India's economic growth?
- Amit Shah stated that India has maintained and strengthened its economic growth despite global upheavals. He credited the government's economic and trade policies for expanding export opportunities and sustaining growth amidst various adversities.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- BrahMos, AK-203 made in UP giving Pakistan ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah in Greater Noida (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UP now investor-friendly; earlier had to hold investment meet in Delhi due to law and order: Amit Shah (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
5- ‘BrahMos Missiles Give Pakistan Sleepless Nights’: Amit Shah At UP Trade Show (opens ABP News in a new tab)
- “Mafia Ruled UP, Yogi Govt Eliminated It”: Amit Shah Highlights Political Stability, Policy Implementation Under BJP Govt (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- UP now investor-friendly; earlier had to hold investment meet in Delhi due to law and order: Amit Shah (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- BrahMos missiles made in Uttar Pradesh give Pakistan sleepless nights, says Amit Shah at UPITS (opens India TV News in a new tab)
India TV News — is India TV News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'UP was known for mafias': Shah says PM Modi, BJP turned state into manufacturing hub (opens Moneycontrol in a new tab)
Moneycontrol — is Moneycontrol biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
9- UP International Trade Show: Home Minister Amit Shah Said – During the SP-BSP Era, the Crime Industry Was Running, Today the Defense Corridor Is Making New History. (opens up18news.com in a new tab)
up18news.com — is up18news.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- BrahMos giving Pakistan sleepless nights, terrorists fear AK-203: Amit Shah in UP (opens The Week in a new tab)
- Home Minister Amit Shah Said that in UP, the Defence Corridor Has Replaced the Katta Industry and Vehicle Manufacturing Has Replaced Vehicle Theft. (opens panchjanya.com in a new tab)
panchjanya.com — is panchjanya.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- BrahMos missiles made in UP give Pakistan ‘sleepless nights’, says Amit Shah (opens NEWS9 LIVE in a new tab)
NEWS9 LIVE — is NEWS9 LIVE biased? Our profile of this outlet
- BrahMos, AK-203 From UP Giving Pakistan ‘Sleepless Nights’, Says Amit Shah (opens The Hans India in a new tab)
The Hans India — is The Hans India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Amit Shah's Statement: Uttar Pradesh Is Abandoning the Katta Culture and Now Making BrahMos Missiles. (opens The CSR Journal in a new tab)
The CSR Journal — is The CSR Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- In UP, the Katta Industry Has Been Replaced by a Defence Corridor and Vehicle Thefts Have Been Replaced by Vehicle Manufacturing: Amit Shah (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- Amit Shah cites Moody’s, JCR upgrades to defend India’s growth (opens The News Mill in a new tab)
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