A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
By hugging Pak army chief, Navjot Sidhu promoted national interest, Punjabi style
Intellectual bankruptcy has taken hold of our collective judgement and exposed us as a nation of paranoid, unthinking, illiberal, ignorant, immature idiots, writes Shekhar Gupta as row over Navjot Singh Sidhu hugging Pakistani army chief deepens.
From Rahul Gandhi to Shashi Tharoor, PM Modi is following Congress leaders
A closer look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘following’ list on Twitter reveals that of the 1,945 people he follows, 12 are Congress leaders, reports Kumar Anshuman.
Indian Army’s latest downsizing ‘reform’ draws criticism
Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s order to reduce personnel at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi is being viewed as an indirect attack on the lobby for postings in the capital. Some are calling it a cosmetic standalone exercise while others are saying India needs boots on the ground.
Three young IAS officers are humanising the faceless bureaucracy
Spurred by an aspirant’s suicide earlier this year, the officers have started a Facebook page — Humans of LBSNAA — to share stories of civil servants’ struggles to make it, reports Sanya Dhingra.
Amarinder Singh’s romance with Aroosa Alam is Punjab’s worst kept secret
How can the Captain object to Sidhu’s public hug, when an ambitious lady who still holds a Pakistani passport is an inseparable part of his political and personal life, asks Shobhaa De, pointing to the hypocrisy of the entire debate.
India needs to stand up, and not just for national anthem at the movies
The meagre opening for infamous Hollywood star Kevin Spacey’s latest release Billionaire Boys Club is even more delicious when you compare it to the Rs 100 crore or even Rs 200 crore Bollywood box office numbers for films that star or endorse actors facing criminal charges, writes Neera Majumdar.