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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicPatriotic films

Topic: patriotic films

Manoj Kumar gave India its most beloved Bharat. Then came Kalyug and silence

Tina Das -
Manoj Kumar, who died at the age of 87 on April 3, never left behind a tell-all about his career. He internalised the values of his sanskari Bharat.

Manoj Kumar’s Purab Aur Paschim set the template for Bollywood’s East vs West showdown

Triya Gulati -
Before Akshay Kumar’s famous Namastey London speech, there was Manoj Kumar’s ‘Zero diya mere Bharat ne.’

Upkar — film born of churn in newly-Independent India gave Bollywood a hit formula

Unnati Sharma -
Upkar, released in 1967, represents the issues India faced at the time. It celebrates rural India, and depicts the temptations that may trigger greed.

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Opinion

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Economy

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

Defence

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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