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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Dunki

UK-Brazil-Colombia-Panama-Costa Rica-Mexico-California—route a deported Indian took to reach US

'US is far away, brother. You’re going to India,' the US official told a handcuffed passenger onboard the C17 Globemaster carrying 104 Indians from America to Amritsar.

Bangladesh’s identity is at stake. Yunus govt only pushing it toward instability

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘Oh Meldi Mata, help our children stay in US’—Gujarat village prays as Trump strikes fear

Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants has hit Gujarat’s US dream. Dunki routes have dried up and there's panic among migrants. But many Patidars still back him: ‘Trump is like Modi.’

If Gujaratis have such a good deal, why are they leaving and going to the US?

When I see Indians getting agitated about Trump's immigration policies I am a little startled. Any country’s citizenship and immigration policies are its own business.

The Great Punjabi Dream is going beyond Canada. Even Cyprus, Croatia, Malta will do

Many doorways are locked and young faces are scarce in numerous villages across Punjab. 'Why come back?’ asks resident Jai Singh of Khatkar Kalan. ‘What is there for anyone here?’

Indian answer to Barbenheimer—a Dunki vs Salaar mudslinging fight pulling each other down

Had fans united to support both films, Dunki and Salaar could have achieved even greater success and become the Indian equivalent of Barbenheimer. Instead, it's a war.

Meet India’s ‘dunki influencers’. They teach you how to cross Panama jungle, Mexico border

Dunki influencers are now making YouTube videos, Instagram reels, and TikTok to document their migration journeys.

SRK’s Dunki isn’t memorable like 3 Idiots or Munna Bhai—all because of Rajkumar Hirani

Dunki's meandering script robs the film of its poignancy and humour. SRK, Vicky Kaushal, and Taapsee Pannu are left to shoulder the burden of Rajkumar Hirani's shortcomings.

I want to watch SRK’s Dunki in Punjab cinema halls. It’s even more political than Jawan

Dunki speaks to youth despair, drying opportunities and Indians' desperation to flee to the West. For mainstream Bollywood to confront one of the biggest political challenges makes SRK's film more than just a heartwarming affair.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.