BLITZ

Summary

BLITZ’s Thirtieth Anniversary Special No. Two, dated January 30, 1971, presents the newspaper’s self-portrait through anniversary features, reproduced front pages, photographs, editorial commentary, and interviews. The visible pages emphasize BLITZ’s role in Indian public debate, especially its opposition to communism and Soviet influence, its criticism of official foreign-policy positions, and its claim to independence from established political and ideological camps.

The issue’s main recurring subjects are India’s relations with China, Pakistan, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the Arab world; the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru; the Kashmir question; the Bangladesh crisis; and the political position of Minoo Masani and the Swatantra tradition. Interview pages with Minoo Masani and editor Karanjia use a confrontational question-and-answer format to revisit BLITZ’s historical positions, including its reporting on the Sino-Indian conflict, the Soviet Union, the hydrogen bomb, and India’s external alignments. The rendered material also includes advertisements and visual material whose contents are not part of the issue’s argumentative articles.