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PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Thinking 'big' comes naturally to Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels.

REACHING FOR THE STARS

A hockey player from a remote village in Jharkhand who dreams of playing for India in the Olympics, a civil servant who ushered in a 'space revolution' by launching astronomy labs in some 100 state-run schools in Uttar Pradesh, the 'Mushroom Lady' from desert state Rajasthan who launched a women's collective, a young tea farmer from Dibrugarh, Assam, who dreams of taking his produce global... these are some of the 'Bhagya Vidhatas' who signify a rising, aspirational India. And they were all at the India Today Conclave.

THE YOUNG GUNS

Acouple of months ago, as the English cricket team, famous for its aggressive and muchhyped Bazball approach, arrived in India for a five-match Test series, the hosts already had their backs against the wall. For, K.L.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Any reform in Muslim personal laws and the implementation of a uniform civil code (UCC) does not indicate a descent into majoritarianism, says historian and author Tripurdaman Singh.

THE POWER OF HUMOUR

In October 2023, Bassem Youssef became a viral sensation when he appeared on the 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' show and dropped many truth bombs during the course of the interview.

THE LURKING DANGER

Even though the world seems to have moved on from the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to warn of an upcoming disease outbreak, most likely to be caused by an unknown pathogen, simply labelled 'Disease X'.

BULLISH ON INDIA

Ace investor and commodity guru Jim Rogers was optimistic about India's present status, indicating that the country could achieve even greater success if the government remains committed to fulfilling its promises.

THE FUTURE SHAPERS

Is it easier for the younger generation to grow their family businesses or carve out their own niche by starting their ventures? The session delved into this aspect of entrepreneurship.

THE AGE OF HUMANS 2.0

With billions of neurons and countless complicated neural connections, trying to understand the functioning of the human brain has always kept neuroscientists busy.

LOVE YOUR CO-STAR AND YOUR COUNTRY

Akshay 'Khiladi' Kumar, the OG [original action hero, and Tiger Shroff, who has raised the bar for the genre with his martial arts skills, came together for a session where there was as much conversation as there was action in kicks.

GOING BEYOND COMFORT ZONES

The Indo-Pacific region is where the next great game for supremacy is being played out, with China trying to impose hegemonic control over the region through its economic, military, diplomatic and technological might.

INDIA HAS MADE G3 A FACT

Over the years, on the global stage, Borge Brende, the president of the World Economic Forum, has established himself as one of the most enthusiastic advocates of the India story.

ADMIRATION AND PINPRICKS

How can India’s position at the global high table improve or be challenged in the near fu­ture, now that it is well on its way to becoming an economic power­ house?

A HEALING TOUCH

‘Seekers’ from across India and the world make a beeline for his Isha Foundation centre and Sadhguru, for one, believes that having doubts is “very healthy”.

BRIDGING THE TWO OCEANS

The blue waters of the Indo-Pacific are on a slow simmer, heated by aggressive Chinese intent on the one hand and a matching strategic convergence of major powers through groupings such as the Quad (US, India, Japan, Australia) and AUKUS (Australia-UK-US).

A '70s ROMANCE

For the Murthys, life is all about learning and improving. Sudha Murty, who is stepping into a new chapter in her life as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, puts it thus: \"for learning, age no bar\".

A HEAD START IN THE POLL RACE

The world’s largest democratic exercise and one critical question— who’ll win how many seats? The India Today Conclave invited some of the country’s top psephologi sts to answer the million-dollar question and, no surprises, they all veered to the view that the BJP had the upper hand even before a vote was polled.

TACKLING GLOBAL HEADWINDS

Economists Arvind Subra­ manian and Shamika Ravi discussed at length the areas where India has made real progress as well as the areas of con­ cern, and how much of the narrative on the country’s growth was for real.

STRIVING FOR JOINTNESS

At a time when the world is witnessing two major wars, India has its own set of external challenges to deal with.

CHALLENGING INEVITABILITY

Articulate and combative, lawyer-politician P. Chidambaram asserted that nothing was inevitable in politics despite pundits pointing out that the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance was poised to win a third term in a row.

ON A WING AND A PRAYER

Since June 2023, when the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) was formed, the 28-party Opposition grouping has gone through several periods of political turbulence.

QUEST FOR HARMONY

Close your eyes and imagine you are a king.... You love your people, but what's more, your people love you.\"

"WE NEED TO BE PATIENT AND PERSEVERING"

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar has been guiding India's diplomacy through the thickets of geopolites: contentious themes like Ukraine and Gaza which demanded that a side be chosen, and insecure shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

"I WORK ON DEADLINES NOT HEADLINES"

PM Narendra Modi outlined his vision for the inclusive Bharat of the future even as he listed how far the country had come in that journey

THE GROWTH STIMULANT

Madhya Pradesh has nothing to worry about on the finance front despite the new cash-heavy welfare programmes announced before the assembly poll, such as Ladli Behna.

THE INDIA MOVEMENT

FROM WORDS TO ACTION. THAT WAS THE RESOUNDING RALLYING CRY AT THE 21ST EDITION OF THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE

A FEW HOME TRUTHS

If  there is one thing Amit Shah never shies from, it’s from taking a tough question.

FIRM ON A HIGH GROWTH PATH

With India’s rapidly chang­ ing position in the emerg­ ing global order and the strength of its economy a key theme at the India Today Conclave, who better than the country’s finance minister to shine a light on the subject?

Semaglutide - The Wonder Drug

Its promise as a miracle medication for diabetes and obesity is taking the world-and India-by storm, but its indiscriminate use for weight loss could have dire consequences