On December 20, the Delhi High Court stated that India is not a monolith and many Indians have different perspectives on various issues while asking defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra not to arrogate himself the responsibility of airing Indian perspectives on India-China border tensions. The court made the observation after the counsel for Awasthi requested an order in favour of Iyer due to tensions on the Tawang-China border. Iyer's counsel argued that because he is a defence analyst, it is critical that he express his thoughts so that the "Indian point of view" is also expressed.

"Of course, you're entitled to air your views but your view is not necessarily the Indian point of view. You can air your view but please don't arrogate to yourself the responsibility of airing the Indian point of view," said Justice Prateek Jalan "India is not a monolith. Lots of Indians have different views on different issues. Each one of them is entitled to air their views, including you," he added

The court also said it doesn't have a problem with people's critical view about the judiciary. "You're entitled to have your views about our judiciary so long as they are bona fide and they are expressed in a manner that is respectful and not contumacious," it added.