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TopicPortugese colonialism

Topic: Portugese colonialism

29 men defeated 300 Portuguese soldiers to free Dadra & Nagar Haveli—with 5 pistols, 3 rifles

Neelesh Kulkarni’s new book ‘Uprising’ highlights an overlooked part of the Independence struggle—against the Portuguese.

Marathas couldn’t afford a war with the Portuguese. So, they gave up Dadra and Nagar Haveli

'Uprising: The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli' by Neelesh Kulkarni traces the journey of India's final leg of freedom - from the Portuguese. The movement was joined by civilians, local tribes, and celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.