Jingoism

Uddhav Thackeray's remark on non-Marathi Hindus shows Shiv Sena's desperation to remain relevant

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's remark against non-Marathi Hindus shows that the catchment area for politics of hatred is shrinking in size, demanding an even more narrow and parochial approach to remain relevant

Tubelight: Of an unconvincing Salman Khan and his India-Chinese friendship

It’s a little ominous when the good-hearted hero taking on an aggro jingoist in a film is big on the phrase 'Bharat mata ki jai', writes The Ladies Finger about Salman Khan's Tubelight.

Aamir Khan wins Dangal: Jingoism loses to Indians who don't tolerate intolerance

It doesn't need a genius to know who won the Dangal between Aamir Khan and the trolls who wanted his film boycotted. Numbers speak for themselves.

National Anthem verdict: Does standing equal patriotism, asks wheel-chair bound man

What kinds of standards are being set for patriotism? Don't the people collecting black money also stand up for the National Anthem?

Indian jingoists hate Pakistan, reverse-jingoists loathe Modi; both are flawed

Like everybody who supports Modi is not a jingoist, everybody who doesn’t is also not a reverse-jingoist. It’s the breed of anti-Modi reverse-jingoists who, along with jingoists, fall into the realm of abnormal psychology.

Fired for buying an iPhone 7? This is what happens when patriotism trumps materialism

I’m sure that the last thing Apple expected to see was a bunch of Chinese smashing iPhones to the tune of their national anthem in a fit of jingoistic frenzy.

Indian Army's surgical strikes: How Modi government began well and then lost the plot

Surgical strike: Let Indian armed forces not be dragged into political muck

Narendra Modi must intervene quickly and put a stop to the politicisation of the surgical strike by the Indian defence forces, starting with his own party

TV channel jingoism is helping separatists even as Salafist Islam takes root in Kashmir

Minor incidents involving the waving of Pakistani or ISIS flags are being turned into major events worth fulminating over by TRP-hungry TV channels. This easy publicity is giving oxygen to separatism and jihadi forces.

Indo-Pak: How we never fail to walk into the jingoism trap

India must resort to the localised military option when provoked, but it must not be at the cost of diplomacy.