Propaganda Wars
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US and Russia are locked in an information war over Ukraine
Russian government media are frequently criticised as being blatant propaganda. How do US government media measure up?
Jennifer Grygiel, The Conversation
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From Pulwama to Galwan Valley, the Greek tragedy unfolding in India
War has always had a public relations element, in which images of the dead play a part.
Girish Shahane
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What the ‘PM Narendra Modi’ trailer tells us about Bollywood, politics and propaganda
Yet another Bollywood hagiography or an inflection point in the debate about the relationship between politics and cinema?
Nandini Ramnath
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Hate campaign: How Vladimir Putin deftly used the media to turn Russians against Ukrainians
The aim was to build public opinion for the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Taras Kuzio, The Conversation
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Rumours about 'love jihad' get fuel from Maharashtra committee on women's safety
Justice Dharmadhikari committee has recommended a law against forced religious conversion of women through fraudulent marriages.
Aarefa Johari
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A brief history of love jihad, from Jodhaa Akbar to the Meerut gang-rape
The Sangh's anti-love jihad campaign in Western UP bears an uncanny resemblance to a crusade the Arya Samaj launched in the same area in the 1920s.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat