first we have to understand the role of the medium that gives us news, especially news in english.
“Indian journalism developed no reporting tradition; it often reported on India as on a foreign country.” ~ VS Naipaul (India : A wounded civilization)
haven't read the book, but found this quote interesting.
in this case, we have to assume trade negotiations everywhere across the world are a tough endeavour. while other countries ensure their govt's side of the story gets amplified, Indian media dumps gora view (reuters piece in this case) directly on to Indian readers, which leads to anxieties among the public.
reuters works on behalf european/trans atlantic interests, obviously will amplify talking points beneficial to their side.
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