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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicWar movies

Topic: war movies

‘Tejas’ to ‘Fighter’, Bollywood’s military movies are misfiring. Veterans explain why

Patriotic fever is at an all-time high. So, why are films like ‘Tejas’ and ‘Fighter’ bombing?

Bhuj: The Pride of India is Bollywood’s embarrassment. It doesn’t stay true to air ops, 1971 War

Bhuj: The Pride of India, starring Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha, is a disaster from a military point of view and completely opposite to what really happened in the 1971 War.

20 days since soldiers’ death in Galwan, ‘patriot’ Ajay Devgn decides it’s movie material

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.

Have a slew of recent Bollywood films changed the way Indians view war?

After the Pulwama terror attacks, many Indians are clamouring for ‘revenge’ and ‘war’ against Pakistan. Recent Bollywood films like Uri: The Surgical Strike, Manikarnika and Padmaavat have glamorised the battlefield.

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Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.