THE WEEK India Magazine - August 25, 2024

In this issue

At 84, there is no stopping Nancy Pelosi, speaker emerita of the United States. Her resolve to lead the fight against Donald Trump has only become stronger.
In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, she says that the US is ready to elect Kamala Harris as president because she is the best. She also talks about her new book, The Art of Power, President Joe Biden’s decision to quit the presidential race and the potential of India-US relations.

India’s next five years: ideas for change
Distinguished Indians from various fields—politics, space and technology, judiciary, health care and spirituality—write about their vision for India in the next five years.

Untold stories: How Thoufeek Zakriya, a madrassa-going Muslim, became an acclaimed calligrapher and memory-keeper of Cochin Jews.

New column ‘Right Angle’ by Bansuri Swaraj.

With their new book, Fransesc Miralles and Hector Garcia of Ikigai fame look to India to find the meaning of life.

THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN

Just as 1929 laid the groundwork for 1947, 2029 could well hasten the road to a developed nation by 2047.

1 min

TIME FOR ACTION

India is on the threshold of a great possibility. But there is a gap between possibility and reality.

3 mins

WATCH THIS SPACE

We should have our own space station in the coming years

1 min

PAVING THE WAY TO A PROGRESSIVE ERA

Our vision for 2029 is ambitious yet achievable

2 mins

UPDATE AND UPGRADE

To be future ready, we need an independent judiciary with more meritorious and socially aware judges

2 mins

TAP THE COLLECTIVE FORCE

A multifaceted strategy can make health care the fastest growing sector in the next five years.

2 mins

START FROM THE GRASSROOTS

Just like classroom activities, sports has to be a continuous process

2 mins

America Ready To Elect Kamala Harris Because She Is The Best

Nancy Pelosi opens her latest book, The Art of Power, describing what was perhaps the most traumatic day of her life, personally.

10+ mins

The Word, A Spark And Nancy's Mission

America's most powerful woman says she is happy to relinquish that position in favour of Kamala Harris.

10 mins

HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION

Nancy Pelosi has consistently called out China's oppressive policies and advocated the rights of the Tibetan people

2 mins

KNIVES ARE OUT

Even as Uddhav Thackeray sharpens his attack on the BJP and the government, his ally, the Congress, hopes it will be the single largest party post polls

6 mins

Rules for rule-makers

The Hindenburg allegations have put the spotlight on probity of regulators.

4 mins

WE SHOULD NOT JUST CUT-PASTE WHAT ADVANCED ECONOMIES HAVE DONE

Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian has several titles you are free to choose from-the regular 'Mr' to 'Er' for his engineering degree from IIT Kanpur to 'Dr' for his doctorate in financial economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, or the one he seems to personally prefer, 'Prof' from his academic days at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Subramanian, however, would brook no argument on India's prospects of becoming a global economic leader by 2047.

5 mins

MASTER OF LETTERS

A madrassa-going Muslim boy walks into a synagogue.... The story of how Thoufeek Zakriya became an acclaimed calligrapher and memorykeeper of Cochin Jews.

7 mins

When tradition marries technology

In this digital age, where a tweet flutters away faster than a thought, the tradition of storytelling remains quintessential for our collective consciousness as well as our cultural connections.

2 mins

Ikigai in India

With their new book, Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia look to India to find the meaning of life.

6 mins

Show some muscle for Phogat

Um, are we timid again? There was a time, back in the day, when Indians were timid.

2 mins

Peeks into peaks

A book on the Sherpa community throws light on the arduous and often heroic lives of the mountain climbers.

4 mins

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