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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: Propaganda

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.

The Kashmir Files holds no ‘grand truth’ to ‘open your third eye’. It exploits cinema’s flaws

There is a difference between political cinema and politically motivated cinema. The Kashmir Files is the latter.

Dismissing ‘The Kashmir Files’ is like shooting the messenger. Look beyond its flaws

Support or opposition to ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie should be kept out of narrow political vote bank considerations.

India’s Covid tragedy is a propaganda tool for Chinese State. Not even dead are spared

On Chinese platforms Sina Weibo and Baidu, official accounts have posted messages mocking scenes of funeral pyres at India's cremation sites.

Twitter removes over 32,000 propaganda accounts tied to Russia, China, Turkey

Of the total 32,242 accounts, Twitter said 23,750 of them were tied to China and spread 'deceptive' narratives about Hong Kong’s political dynamics.

As Covid goes out of hand, Modi goes back to yoga, acronyms and nationalism

In the beginning, Narendra Modi took complete ownership of the Covid issue. With the migrant labour crisis and the growing spread of Covid, Modi is moving on to other things to protect his image.

On Camera

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

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.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

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.