Ethics, out of the window

Like evil spirits, corruption haunts human civilisation.

Scripting history

S. Prasanna Sree, Andhra Pradesh's first tribal woman vice chancellor, has created scripts for 19 tribal languages

IN THE AFTERGLOW

Banu Mushtaq has embarked on an ambitious post-Booker journey—illuminating the world with Kannada stories

Kharge, Clausewitz and strategic culture

How times have changed! Three decades ago, George Tanham sneered at Indians for - lacking a strategic culture. Today we have Mallikarjun Kharge quoting Clausewitz.

When Jinnah wanted a united India

Through vivid sketches and meticulous detail, a new biography offers a startling new perspective on India's partition—showing how Mountbatten, armed with charm and steely determination, pushed a resigned Congress and a reluctant Muslim League into accepting his plan

ABC of D

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRONES AND WHAT INDIA SHOULD FOCUS ON

SPOTTED! THE GREY GHOST

This World Environment Day, THE WEEK takes you to the cold mountains of Ladakh-home to the highest number of vulnerable snow leopards in India-bringing back tales of an exciting chase, a first-hand account of man-animal conflict and the comforting knowledge of how people in remote Himalayan villages are learning to coexist with the enigmatic but elusive cat

The constant gardener

Banu and Mushtaq's story of love, resistance and literary triumph

Mark Carney's Trump card

Sharks famously circle their prey, waiting for the right moment to move in for the kill. Landsharks do the same, circling the piece of real estate they covet, until it is ripe to fall into their itching hands. Meantime, they manoeuvre and manipulate, threaten and tempt.

MAJOR CHALLENGE IS AVAILABILITY OF PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Q/ With high-tech weapons changing modern warfare, which are the focus areas of research at DRDO?

The transformation of Alia Bhatt

An unusual suspect saved the uber-glamorous Festival de Cannes red carpet from being a farcical circus filled with ridiculous clothes instead of world-class couture. And that saviour was Alia Bhatt. The actor is known for many things—her immense histrionic talent, her blockbusters, her growing popularity. But her fashion game? Sorry.

Pink turns sour

Sometimes, living in Bengaluru makes me pathetically homesick for the north, so I readily agreed to lead a writer's workshop in Jaipur.

THERE'S A BUZZ IN THE AIR

ACROSS THE WORLD, MILITARIES ARE GRAPPLING TO FIGHT THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CHALLENGE

When India spoke in one voice

Let me first offer my heartfelt tribute to the brave men and women of our armed forces.

Where Silence Speaks

Barzani National Memorial Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan offers a deeply personal glimpse into Kurdish resilience, memory and identity

SEEDS OF SORROW

Lack of structural reforms, institutional support and political will are driving farmers to suicide

The seventh nerve

Hema flew down from Srinagar to see me. She was drop-dead gorgeous: flawless skin, impeccably symmetrical eyebrows, expressive dark brown eyes, and long healthy eyelashes. Her nose looked as if it was sculpted by Michelangelo. Her cheekbones and jaw-line would make an anatomist gaze in wonder. She had bouncy burgundy hair reminiscent of Dimple Kapadia's in her youth.

Hold your fire, jingo

“IN PEACE, SONS bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons,” said Herodotus 2,500 years ago.

Red storm receding

The collapse of the CPI(Maoist) command structure offers a rare opportunity for the authorities to finish off the insurgency in the red corridor and broaden development work

Beyond the bumps and Trump

It is no smooth sailing for India-US trade talks, but both governments are pushing to meet the deadline

No area is now safe for Naxals

Behind the recent killing of CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju in Chhattisgarh is the lesser known District Reserve Guard (DRG), the anti-Naxal arm of the state police that includes ex-Maoists.

Field marshals and failed marshals

Politicians generally distrust war-winning generals. In Pakistan, they distrust war-losing generals.

Pakistan's deep state

There is an invisible clique that ensures that certain ideas and issues are never compromised. Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College in London, and author of the acclaimed Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, gives her views on this invisible entity

Marshal law

How Asim Munir has Pakistan in an economic and military stranglehold

17 STRIDE TO THE FUTURE

AS THE NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY BUILDS A NARRATIVE OF SOCIETAL CHANGE BY BREAKING ENTRENCHED GENDER NORMS, HERE IS HOW IT PREPARED A HISTORIC BATCH OF WOMEN CADETS FOR A LIFE IN THE ARMED FORCES

Kid you not

Indian writers of today are exploring bold and diverse themes for their young readers

A precious problem

There are defining moments in the lives of nations—like wars, famine and revolutions. There are similar moments in the lives of individuals and families—like the birth of a child, a wedding or moving to a small house after retirement. For the missus and me, the last shift to a modest three-bedroom apartment was indeed a reality check.

Cast in stone

In Bihar, caste is not merely a relic of the past, but a force negotiating the present and shaping the future

We shall continue to be ruthless in our resolve to end Naxalism

Gyanendra Pratap Singh, director general of Central Reserve Police Force, has led operations that helped defang the United Liberation Front of Asom in the northeast and crack down on terror financing in Jammu and Kashmir. Now tasked with wiping out remnants of Naxal forces by next year, Singh says interstate coordination is proving to be crucial in ending the red menace. Excerpts from an interview:

What lies beneath

On a Sunday afternoon, a sea of fans donned in orange “Merci Rafa” shirts gathered to honour Rafael Nadal as he made his final appearance on the clay court.