India’s stand against Chinese aggression is at best foggy, with military talks still underway. But actor-producer Ajay Devgn couldn't wait lest Akshay Kumar claimed the subject.
The Communist Party’s success in stoking nationalism among China’s youth is borne in part from years of finding ways to co-opt the nation’s celebrity culture.
French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked a fresh global debate on nationalism versus patriotism. Here is what I had written in August 2014. Good time to put it to a reality check.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Any movie made without understanding the history, just to make money is sure to get distorted. Who will play role of Modi, Rahul, Rajnath. Any commedy scene, song and dance.
I suggest Indian Bollywood make one more movie “Ghus K Maren Ga. Shameless Indians are still thinking to conquer the China and Pakistan. Whereas China has done enough and left no doubt in the minds of Indians, what their moral value is and where Indian foces stand moreover India must not forget Feb 27,2019
“…contentious and widely ridiculed banning of 59 Chinese apps.”
Which world do you people in The Print populate? Both “contentious” and “ridiculed” are figments of your leftist commie anti-India imagination. If anything, Indians are 90% for the ban and want more of the same. You guys in the anti-national The Print should take Sundays off, working your behinds away all week is not doing good to whatever\s left in your beat-up brains. Honestly. Learn some Mandarin and migrate.
Being Patriotic is big business. Ask Akshay, the only Indian (oops, actually Canadian) in the Forbes list of highest paid celebrities. Wondering how much would he have got for the mango interview?
Or at a lower end of the spectrum, the IT cell workers who make their dough by crowding out these comment sections, trying to brow beat any voice critical or not inline with those of their political masters.
You are totally mistaken pal.
There are no IT cell workers crowding out comments. Today’s reality is that there are a huge number of patriotic, well spoken people out there in cyder space, who (unlike in the 1950s and 1960s) can now also speak & write in King’s English and have decided not not remain silent any longer. This is why the nay sayers feel that they are outnumbered. Expressing oneself is surely not the prerogative of only the Lyuten’s mob; has the arrogance not been beaten out of you lot as yet?
What’s the problem? According to you movies like Border, Sarbjit, 26/11, Bhagat Singh, Lakshya, etc are made for only profit? Hell to your gutter thinking and negativity and crticism. Go and check your mental balance.
What stops Ms. Das from making a film on the Galwan Valley incident and making millions (or even billions) out of it? Is freedom of expression a monopoly of the selected few?
Besides, why cannot anyone else make a film on this incident. What sort of logic is this? Ajav Devgn does not “own” the Galwan Valley incident and everyone who wishes to make a film on it is most welcome to do so.
What’s your problem!!when its “My name is Khan ” then it’s not overplaying the victimhood mentality, but URI is jingoistic, obviously you belong to the LEFTOVERS, either from JNU, JU or JAMIA, so not surprisingly your views are what they are
Your view on app ban is absurd and shows lack of knowledge. Do you know how much money they will lose due to app ban ? Go and check your pappa ndtv.com
Usual crappy article from Ms. Das. The bitter undercurrent is always the same, criticize the PM and anyone else who believes in nationalism.
We are tired of sorry failures like Ms Das.
Nothing wrong if his movie helps in arousing nationalism in Indians. Nowadays, you need such catalysts in people to make them love their country and its people. History books no longer generate patriotism in people nor the hollow calls of duty towards the nation by the politicians. Such movies help better in understanding our soldiers and the sacrifices made by them for the country. But, by doing that Mr. Devgn should not allow the history of India- China dispute to be distorted. Mr Devgn being a sensible person is also expected to help the cause of the family members of the brave soldiers who have martyred in action for defending their country’s border. India faces a real threat from China.The threat is not limited to boundary dispute only although it is the most important issue between the two countries. China poses threat to the Indian industry also by its rise as an economic superpower. We are now increasingly dependent on cheaper Chinese goods.This is the area where the Indian industry has failed. Despite having a large pool of scientific and technological manpower the Indian industry has failed to utilise their talent.The industries here encourage using foreign made goods and technology rather than nurturing our own talents. You cannot progress by being a poor or rich consumer only, For a country like India the real growth will come only when we become a producer also, producer of top quality goods and soft technology at the affordable prices.
If movie makers wish to make such films let’s hope they also have the decency to share a part of the earnings with the families of those who inspired them. Just as they pay royalties when they plagiarise the works of others. If these 20 bravehearts hadn’t died the film maker would not have the subject.
Any movie made without understanding the history, just to make money is sure to get distorted. Who will play role of Modi, Rahul, Rajnath. Any commedy scene, song and dance.
I suggest Indian Bollywood make one more movie “Ghus K Maren Ga. Shameless Indians are still thinking to conquer the China and Pakistan. Whereas China has done enough and left no doubt in the minds of Indians, what their moral value is and where Indian foces stand moreover India must not forget Feb 27,2019
“…contentious and widely ridiculed banning of 59 Chinese apps.”
Which world do you people in The Print populate? Both “contentious” and “ridiculed” are figments of your leftist commie anti-India imagination. If anything, Indians are 90% for the ban and want more of the same. You guys in the anti-national The Print should take Sundays off, working your behinds away all week is not doing good to whatever\s left in your beat-up brains. Honestly. Learn some Mandarin and migrate.
Being Patriotic is big business. Ask Akshay, the only Indian (oops, actually Canadian) in the Forbes list of highest paid celebrities. Wondering how much would he have got for the mango interview?
Or at a lower end of the spectrum, the IT cell workers who make their dough by crowding out these comment sections, trying to brow beat any voice critical or not inline with those of their political masters.
You are totally mistaken pal.
There are no IT cell workers crowding out comments. Today’s reality is that there are a huge number of patriotic, well spoken people out there in cyder space, who (unlike in the 1950s and 1960s) can now also speak & write in King’s English and have decided not not remain silent any longer. This is why the nay sayers feel that they are outnumbered. Expressing oneself is surely not the prerogative of only the Lyuten’s mob; has the arrogance not been beaten out of you lot as yet?
What’s the problem? According to you movies like Border, Sarbjit, 26/11, Bhagat Singh, Lakshya, etc are made for only profit? Hell to your gutter thinking and negativity and crticism. Go and check your mental balance.
Aren’t media channels making money?
What’s the problem?
Do you want someone to make a movie on that duffer, China-man, traitor Rahul Gandhi?
What stops Ms. Das from making a film on the Galwan Valley incident and making millions (or even billions) out of it? Is freedom of expression a monopoly of the selected few?
Besides, why cannot anyone else make a film on this incident. What sort of logic is this? Ajav Devgn does not “own” the Galwan Valley incident and everyone who wishes to make a film on it is most welcome to do so.
What’s your problem!!when its “My name is Khan ” then it’s not overplaying the victimhood mentality, but URI is jingoistic, obviously you belong to the LEFTOVERS, either from JNU, JU or JAMIA, so not surprisingly your views are what they are
So much for free speech that you had to moderate my comment and delete it. And may be this one as well.
Share the entire profit from the movie with the family of the dead ones? Nope. No nationalism when it comes to money lol
Your view on app ban is absurd and shows lack of knowledge. Do you know how much money they will lose due to app ban ? Go and check your pappa ndtv.com
Usual crappy article from Ms. Das. The bitter undercurrent is always the same, criticize the PM and anyone else who believes in nationalism.
We are tired of sorry failures like Ms Das.
Nothing wrong if his movie helps in arousing nationalism in Indians. Nowadays, you need such catalysts in people to make them love their country and its people. History books no longer generate patriotism in people nor the hollow calls of duty towards the nation by the politicians. Such movies help better in understanding our soldiers and the sacrifices made by them for the country. But, by doing that Mr. Devgn should not allow the history of India- China dispute to be distorted. Mr Devgn being a sensible person is also expected to help the cause of the family members of the brave soldiers who have martyred in action for defending their country’s border. India faces a real threat from China.The threat is not limited to boundary dispute only although it is the most important issue between the two countries. China poses threat to the Indian industry also by its rise as an economic superpower. We are now increasingly dependent on cheaper Chinese goods.This is the area where the Indian industry has failed. Despite having a large pool of scientific and technological manpower the Indian industry has failed to utilise their talent.The industries here encourage using foreign made goods and technology rather than nurturing our own talents. You cannot progress by being a poor or rich consumer only, For a country like India the real growth will come only when we become a producer also, producer of top quality goods and soft technology at the affordable prices.
If movie makers wish to make such films let’s hope they also have the decency to share a part of the earnings with the families of those who inspired them. Just as they pay royalties when they plagiarise the works of others. If these 20 bravehearts hadn’t died the film maker would not have the subject.