propaganda

A ‘fierce’ fear

Literature and loathing after the Junta.

| Jun 01, 2016

To Modi, with love

The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be enjoying Pahlaj Nihalani's nationalist agitprop.

| Nov 17, 2015

A departure from propaganda

Afghan journalism has come a long way, but the battle against tablighat will be ongoing.

| Jun 18, 2014

The Pentagon’s Southasia

A new web portal run by the US military could herald an interventionist rather than home-grown regionalism.

| Apr 02, 2012

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