THE WEEK India Magazine - May 12, 2024

In this issue

Manipur one year after

The Meitei-Kuki conflict in Manipur completes a year on May 3. With the rise in the number of illegal immigrants and the ongoing war in Myanmar, the unfenced India-Myanmar border has become one of India’s biggest security nightmares. THE WEEK looks at the lives of the people facing two wars.

Also read: A range of contentious issues has raised the ideological and political stakes of the Trinamool- BJP battle in West Bengal to the highest level.

Tejas Thackeray, the younger son of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, shares his passion for wildlife conservation and photography

@leisure: In many parts of the world, unique names are becoming popular

King Log or King Stork?

Once upon an Aesopean time, an army of frogs living in a well thought they needed a king.

2 mins

GRAPES OF WRATH

A range of contentious issues has raised the ideological and political stakes of the TrinamoolBJP battle in West Bengal to the highest level

10 mins

ROYAL BENGAL BATTLE

Krishnanagar has emerged as one of the key constituencies because of the candidates in the fray and the electoral factors at play

7 mins

Capital challenge

BJP hopes Modi's popularity will help it beat the CongressAAP alliance

9 mins

CONGRESS'S NORTH-SOUTH GAME CAN DIVIDE THE COUNTRY

The Lok Sabha elections may see former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai moving to national politics,as he is contesting from the Haveri constituency, a BJP stronghold.

3 mins

HOUSE OF CARDS

Plagued by desertions, corruption allegations and a rudderless leadership, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi seems to be on the verge of collapse

4 mins

TUG OF WARS

The Meitei-Kuki conflict in Manipur completes a year on May 3. But for the people on the state's border, there is another threat closing in.

10+ mins

SPOTLIGHT ON THE SENTINELS

Manipur government wants the Assam Rifles replaced, but the Union home ministry is focused on upgrading infrastructure and connectivity before deciding who guards the state

4 mins

Assam Rifles not trained to guard borders; need separate force for Manipur border

Imphal is blanketed in darkness. The sun has set a little too soon in the valley, but N. Biren Singh is yet to call it a day.

6 mins

Modi and the Muslim syndrome

I have long been intrigued by the prime minister’s desire to hug every passing sheikh and sultan and his contrasting contempt for the ordinary Indian Muslim.

2 mins

Lone voice of dissent

“I am keen to invite Parakala [Prabhakar] to Mumbai… What do you think? Do you know him?” A friend asked. No, I don’t know the man. And no, it is not a good idea to invite him, unless you want to invite trouble, I replied.

2 mins

Brash and raw

When I chanced upon Raj Narain, who humbled Indira Gandhi

2 mins

CEPA and beyond

Bilateral trade between the UAE and India has grown almost 16 per cent year-on-year, touching $84.5 billion

4 mins

CALL OF THE WILD

Tejas Thackeray, the younger son of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, shares his passion for wildlife conservation and photography

6 mins

MOVE AWAY MARY!

In many parts of the world,unique names are becoming popular

6 mins

Haute and sweaty

In Mumbai, where I live and work, there is a severe heatwave going on. The highest temperature this month has been 40 degrees, sweltering and humid for the coastal city.

2 mins

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