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TopicPropaganda

Topic: Propaganda

SubscriberWrites: History and evolution of gossip, news and propaganda; how it can affect society

From gossip to news to propaganda—all shape society, but when falsehoods turn into belief, they enslave minds and blur truth, making critical analysis more vital than ever.

SubscriberWrites: TV wars & the limits of propaganda

Why truth eventually overtakes hawkish prime-time reporting.

‘Eyes closed, head first, can’t lose’ path to law & order and group therapy (American Icons edition)

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

LS elections verdict showed people rejected propaganda, voted for performance: Modi in Rajya Sabha

Addressing Rajya Sabha Wednesday, the prime minister said that for BJP Constitution is not just a compilation of articles but its spirit and words are very important too.

What’s the fate of Hamare Baarah, Kerala Story? Poll speeches, WhatsApp forwards, divided India

Imputing logic or subtlety to a movie like Hamare Baarah is a little like knitting fog. Every Muslim stereotype you can dream of is offered up within the first 20 minutes of the film.

North Korea’s Juche ideology has fans in India. There are seminars, societies, study circles

Juche, broadly based on the principles of self-reliance and nationalism, has a dedicated set of followers in India. They admire the ‘philosophy’, critics call it a propaganda tool.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.