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DOOM AND GLOOM

Democrats’ message came across as vague, preachy and hopelessly removed from reality. And voters believed Trump’s depiction of illegal immigrants as a source of their economic woes

WOES TO WOWS

The fundamental reason behind Trump’s success was his ability to convert average Americans’ feelings of grievance into votes for him

POWER HOUSE

Trump International Hotel was the only place outside the White House where Trump ever dined during his four years as president

THE SECOND COMING

Trump 1.0 was not an aberration, but a logical sign of shifting political realities and cultures. Simply following the playbook of the first term may not be enough to do business with DONALD TRUMP in his second term

MAJOR GAINS FOR MINORS

THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OF NPS VATSALYA IS THAT THE CHILD STARTS SAVING EARLY, AND A HUGE CORPUS CAN BE GENERATED OVER TIME

MATTER OF FACTOR

FACTOR FUNDS CAN COMPLEMENT MARKET-CAP-WEIGHTED INVESTMENTS BY TARGETING SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

Battle of the biggies

From Thackeray cousins to heavyweight veterans, a look at four hotly contested seats featuring high-profile candidates in the Maharashtra assembly elections

Mahayuti will get 175 seats

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is facing perhaps his toughest electoral challenge yet.

By- and large

The stakes are high in the assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, which will see a direct face-off between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP

The price of surprise

Rajdeep Sardesai’s new book is a gripping election post-mortem that offers candid glimpses of Indian politics

Mother India, RELOADED

Like her grandmother Indira did in the 1960s, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is channelling her motherly instincts to win her electoral debut, in Wayanad

William Dalrymple goes further back

Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.

The bleat from the street

What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.

Courage and conviction

Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case

EPIC ENTERPRISE

Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus

Upgrade your jeans

If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.

Garden by the sea

When Kozhikode beach became a fertile ground for ideas with Manorama Hortus

RECRUITERS SPEAK

Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates

MORAL COMPASS

The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape

B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH

INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

COURSE CORRECTION

India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI

Undermining right to health

Access to quality health care is a fundamental right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. But, in a country as vast and diverse as Bharat, ensuring equitable access to health care for all remains a formidable challenge.

From Sunak to Badenoch

The face of modern Britain keeps changing. Last time, the Tory prime minister of Great Britain had an Indian face. Now, the Tory party leader has a Nigerian face. Kemi Badenoch, 44, is the new leader of the Conservative Party, which Rishi Sunak led to its worst defeat in British parliamentary history. A spectacular blow by a descendant of a former colony on Winston Churchill’s party.

PEP'S CUBS

Pep Guardiola moulded two Ballon d'Or winners. And he had different methods for Messi and Rodri

She sets sail

While the number of women in the Indian maritime sector is growing, experts call for a safe and supportive ecosystem

Taking the sea ashore...

...and into space. Commander Abhilash Tomy's take on how lessons from sailing can be applied in diverse areas

FAIR WINDS

THE WEEK's Maritime Conclave 2024 saw movers and shakers from the sector talk about reclaiming India's ocean legacy

Leadership vacuum

With Palaniswami struggling to establish a hold over the AIADMK, calls for the return of expelled leaders grow stronger

ISI working with pro-Khalistan elements in Canada

Once celebrated as a land of opportunity for Punjabi immigrants, Canada is turning into no-go zone over allegations that violent crime, gang networks and extremism are gaining root in the country. As Canada comes under scrutiny from Indian officials who claim it has become a ‘safe haven’ for criminals and separatist elements targeting India, the outcome can have serious repercussions. India believes that Canada is harbouring dangerous individuals and groups with strong ties to organised crime and pro-Khalistan networks. Punjab has felt the consequences most acutely.

Return of the native

As Canada makes life difficult for immigrants, Punjab witnesses a reversal in brain drain and a possible change in political equations