STRATEGIC RETREAT

VOLATILE TIMES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS TO REVIEW THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS AND RISK TOLERANCE

Suni and Butch will do great

They were trained as test pilots and then as astronauts and that put them in a wonderful position to deal with an extended stay in space 101 open

Confusion reigns

BSP's support on the ground remains intact, but it does not translate to votes because of the uncertainty in the party

READING BETWEEN THE LIT FESTS

Cities and towns across India are hosting literature festivals, bridging the gap between the reader and the writer and giving a platform to regional writers and their work

Something for everyone

From beautiful beaches to majestic mountains, varied architecture and cuisine, Montenegro is a traveller's delight

Born to die

Life was uncomplicated when I was young. If we did not have something, there was no fear of missing out. If we did have something, it was ours to enjoy, cherish and safeguard. For ever.

Subordinate alliance

Prolonged dependence on RJD has rendered Congress electorally fragile and organisationally weak

INDIA CAN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE AI TO THE CHINESE OR THE AMERICANS

Before 2014, when Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind catapulted him to global fame, Yuval Noah Harari was primarily known as a scholar of medieval military history.

A diplomatic sixer

India's victory in the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai this month was reason enough for massive celebrations.

If we are not building up the cadre, the problem lies with us

Q/ Congress has seen a massive decline in grassroots presence in Bihar. What efforts are being made to strengthen the organisation?

Blocked, chained

How a Lithuanian crypto criminal was nabbed from a beach town in Kerala

Noel Tata―a new era begins

At 68, Noel Tata, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, embodies the quintessential old school south Mumbai gentleman who chooses to remain below the radar. The chairman of the Tata Trusts is rarely spotted at the city's myriad high-profile, glitzy events, unless he has a specific role to play. As he did when I ran into him at a recent award ceremony. There we were looking for a hot cuppa at the counter, while other billionaires discreetly chatted away in the cordoned-off space reserved for VVIP invitees enjoying an elaborate high tea.

MARCH OF MAXIMUM CITY

As AI accelerates, nations are scrambling to harness and regulate it. As India charts its own path, Mumbai with its financial clout, booming data market, and thriving tech-academia scene-is fast emerging as the country's AI capital

LESS TAX.LESS TAXING

The new Income Tax Bill makes things simple, but there are still unaddressed concerns

The day of the knuckle-duster

Several narratives have emerged from the Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelensky-J.D. Vance dust-up in the Oval office, the most disturbing being the opinion that “Zelensky invited it”.

The AGI dilemma

Spooky and powerful, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), the planet’s newest technology, has divine benefits, as also diabolical applications that can trigger our destruction.

I want to transform MP into a powerhouse of development

GIS 2025 surpassed expectations in investment commitments, participation, and policy impact.

It is not NEP 2020, it is RSS 2020

TAMIL NADU’S RESISTANCE to the three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has reignited the debate over linguistic identity.

Munde blues

Just months into its tenure, the Fadnavis government suffers multiple blows

Plastic buckets and parliament seats

The plastics industry boomed in the 1970s when our rulers told our people to make fewer babies. The dairy industry, already on a high milkmark, should boom if Telugu Desam MP Kalisetti Appalanaidu gets people to make more babies. What’s the connection? Hold on. First listen to India’s population story that’s already a statistical farce, and may soon be a political tragedy.

MDGA-Make Diplomacy Great Again

Must say that all the reports of 'Agent Krasnov' make fascinating reading—like one of those old school, thick-as-a-brick bestsellers that Irving Wallace and Robert Ludlum used to write.

In search of Pampa

Salman Rushdie breathes life to the forgotten goddess Pampa Devi in his novel Victory City (2023).

Centre of attraction

If the enthusiasm at the Global Investors Summit is anything to go by, Madhya Pradesh is poised to write a new chapter of development

RO AND BEHOLD!

As the Champions Trophy win showed, the Rohit Sharma-led veteran brigade might not be over the hill. However, they will have to be on their toes as age and younger talent catch up

Click faith

Faith tech is changing the way Indians pray, and it is good business, too

SACRED AWAKENING

YOUNG INDIANS ARE EMBRACING SPIRITUALITY. THERE IS ALSO A WARNING IN CONVENTIONAL IT FOR RELIGIONS

Stage-managed spirituality

The theatre state has scaled up and nationalised what was being done in spiritual cults

Immediate action can make innocents suffer

A SEVEN-TIME MLA, Sudhir Mungantiwar was minister in the first BJP-Shiv Sena government from 1995 to 1999, and in the previous Maha Yuti government from 2019 to 2024. He spoke to THE WEEK on NCP leader Dhananjay Munde's resignation and its possible impact on BJP-NCP ties. Excerpts:

The invisible bias

Every year, the world celebrates March 8 as International Women's Day, honouring the resilience, courage, sacrifice and strength of countless women who, despite societal biases, have persevered and triumphed.

The war and the winner

THE WEEK’s Bhanu Prakash Chandra bags the prestigious IPI award for his coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war from the frontlines