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Balakrishna’s Film Akhanda 2 to Release on December 12?_我的网站

一 |     After Akhanda 2 came to a grinding halt just a couple of days before its scheduled release (on December 5), things have turned havoc for the filmmakers. While the producers got entangled in an earlier legal arbitral, efforts were on ever since to revive the film’s release. According to reports, the producers have been holding discussions with various concerned parties.               Positive signs for Akhanda 2     It looks like the makers are clearing all the decks for Akhanda 2 release. According to reports, Madras High Court has given clearance for the film’s release after all the financial issues were cleared. The development has resulted in filmmakers now eyeing December 12 as the new release date. An official confirmation from the makers is expected to be out by Tuesday evening. Fans too are eagerly waiting for the confirmation. While Akhanda 2 is showing positive signs in terms of buzz domestically, overseas, the damage could be big as a result of the delay. Even though the Boyapati Srinu directorial isn’t getting a huge and a wide release (like earlier), still the makers exude confidence that the theatre footfalls may shoot up post release. The blockbuster combination of Balakrishna and Boyapati has a huge craze, and the trade (buyers of the film) is betting on the actor and director collaboration.          Akhanda 2 needs positive talk     With the release date almost confirmed, all Akhanda 2 needs is positive talk at the box office from the premieres and release day reports. The budget reportedly shot up because the film was made lavishly. If the film has to recover the production cost and the buyers have to break even, a super hit talk is perhaps the need of the hour for Akhanda 2. In his recent interview, Balakrishna too clarified that the film demanded the budget, and that Boyapati made the film without compromising on the quality.     Also Read: Explained: Here’s Why Court Halted The Release of Balakrishna’s Film Akhanda 2。

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    Illustration: Xia Qing/GTRecent media attention has focused on Taiwan region's purchase of 66 F-16V (Blk 70) fighter jets from the US, the first two of which are now en route to the island. A mainland expert said the induction of these jets cannot change the cross-Straits air power balance. Their performance is comparable to the PLA's J-10C, but against the likes of J-16, J-20 and J-35, their tactical value is limited. The real gap, however, is not in individual aircraft, but in the PLA's already mature air combat system.
Taiwan region is beginning to receive the first operational aircraft from its 66-jet F-16V Block 70 order, reported Defence Security Asia on Saturday. The first two single-seat fighters, serials 6727 and 6728, departed the US on August 17, 2026, transited through Fort Worth and Hawaii, and were expected to continue through Guam before reaching Chihhang Air Base, weather permitting.
In addition to purchasing brand-new fighters, Taiwan region had previously cooperated with the US to upgrade 140 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V (Blk 20) standard. That upgrade work was fully completed in December 2023, according to CNA on August 19.
Taiwan region previously claimed that the F-16V (Blk 70), in addition to featuring increased thrust, airframe optimizations, extended range, and conformal fuel tanks, also enhances beyond-visual-range combat capability and partial stealth characteristics. It is equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, providing multiple functions including air-to-air search, tracking, weapons guidance, electronic warfare, and communications, according to the HK01.
The F-16V (Blk 70) is the newest variant of the F-16 family, Song Zhongping, a mainland military affairs expert, told the Global Times on Sunday. The PLA's mainstay fighters have already been widely equipped with AESA radars and are at the same technological generation as the F-16V (Blk 70). In comparison with the J-10C, both fall into the light-to-medium fighter category and have a degree of comparability.
However, comparing to a heavy fighter such as the J-16, and especially when facing fifth-generation aircraft like the J-20 and J-35 that possess a clear generational advantage, the F-16V has no edge at all. Constrained by its original medium-weight, single-engine design, the F-16V faces inherent gaps versus heavy fighters in range, payload, and upgrade potential, Song explained.
The expert pointed out that what decides victory or defeat is no longer the performance of individual aircraft, but the entire combat system behind them. 
Modern warfare is no longer a matter of "soldier versus soldier, general versus general." The PLA's advantage lies in its comprehensively overwhelming system-of-systems combat capability. It is not necessary to shoot down an F-16V in the air, it can also be destroyed on the ground, by striking its shelters or cratering runways so that it cannot take off or land, Song said.  
The F-16V does improve Taiwan region's individual aircraft capabilities, but once integrated into a system-of-systems combat environment, its ability to alter the overall situation is extremely limited, said Song.
A Xinhua News Agency report in March 2026 described how a certain PLA Air Force unit organized its three mainstay fighters, the J-20, J-16 and J-10C, to conduct multi-day-and-night air combat confrontation training covering situation sharing, coordinated strikes, electromagnetic countermeasures, and other subjects.
The Taiwan regional authorities' attempt to rely on these F-16Vs to "resist reunification by force" is no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, Song said. 
From August 5 to 14, the Taiwan regional authorities conducted this year's "Han Kuang" military exercises. A CCTV News report on August 14 noted that the Taiwan region's Han Kuang exercises have become an annual farce. The entire exercise was plagued by continuous controversies.
The so-called "Han Kuang" exercises have always been a hollow, wasteful spectacle. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are hereby warned: the "Taiwan independence" dead end leads nowhere and cannot be altered. The PLA remains on high alert around the clock, continuously enhancing its combat readiness against separatist and external interference activities. It is, and will always be, the solid foundation for safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, Senior Colonel Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on August 14.
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