THE WEEK India - September 22, 2024

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WHO WILL WIN SRI LANKA?
In the middle of an economic crisis, Sri Lanka will have its presidential election on September 21. The candidate who can convince the voters about having the most effective platform to confront inflation and clinch economic recovery has the best chance to win. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the surprising frontrunner, with Sajith Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe following closely behind.

Business: Tata was supposed to work its Midas touch and transform Air India into the lord of the skies. It hasn’t exactly worked out that way yet

Untold stories: Find out what makes the largest Kashmiri restaurant chain a favourite in the valley

@Leisure: Whether through carpets, fragrances or home interiors, Indian couturiers are defying their own limits

Man-eaters don't spare women

Critics say Narendra Modi’s decade-long rule has been one of jobless growth. Factories produced more, companies earned more, owners profited more, the government earned more; but fewer hands were hired, or those who were hired got work for fewer days. Putting the last two together, economists said the Indian economy generated fewer ‘man-days’.

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Decolonising the mindset

The vision of a Viksit Bharat hinges on India T breaking from the shackles of a colonial mindset and embodying the freedom of being unapologetically Indian. The laws of any nation are the cornerstone of its growth. The legal system offers the stability and adaptability essential for a country to thrive. The laws must be simple to understand and specific in their consequence.

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Two-horse race

Can the NC-Congress alliance reshape the future of Jammu and Kashmir?

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ROAD TO REDEMPTION

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the surprising frontrunner in the presidential election, with Sajith Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe following closely behind, as people look for a leader who can guide them out of the continuing economic crisis

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We believe IMF will respect the will of the people

INTERVIEW - ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE presidential candidate, National People's Power

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September revolution

With his Marxist ideology and anti-corruption rhetoric, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has captured the imagination of Sri Lankans

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India should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council

Young men and women queue up for security check outside the Samagi Jana Balawegaya office in Colombo.

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We oppose Modi's economic concept of invading other countries

INTERVIEW - NUWAN S. BOPAGE presidential candidate, Aragalaya movement

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A stable and progressive Sri Lanka is good for India

INTERVIEW - NAMAL RAJAPAKSA presidential candidate, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

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SLOW TO TAKE OFF

Tata was supposed to work its Midas touch and transform Air India into the lord of the skies. It hasn't exactly worked out that way yet

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Shadow of Russia on Germany

Grievance triggered the biggest political earthquake in modern Germany. For the first time state elections. In the Thuringia and Saxony state elections, east Germans embraced the \"untouchable\", populist far-right party AfD-\"Alternative für Deutschland\" Its local leader Björn Höcke hollers banned Nazi slogans; intelligence agencies categorise sections of the party \"extremist\". No matter. They bagged the votes of resentful easterners.

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Ocean of opportunity

By hosting 'Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue' in November, India eyes a place at the high table of global maritime narrative

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Chase For The Mace

The next three years throw up a gamut of challenges for Indian cricket; winning the World Test Championship is the most important

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A PLATE AT PARSA'S

Eat a kebab, listen to the rabab-what makes the largest Kashmiri restaurant chain a favourite in the valley for foodies to young entrepreneurs, writers and even those seeking art therapy

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RESERVOIR OF WORRIES

India has a robust dam management systém on paper, but inadequate maintenance and climate change pose serious threats

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INTER-STATE ISSUES HAVE NO EFFECT ON DAM SAFETY

INTERVIEW: KUSHVINDER VOHRA INTERVIEW Chairman, Central Water Commission

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DAMS SHOULD BECOME ONE OF THE WAYS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT

INTERVIEW - ERIC HALPIN dam and levee consultant

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BRANDS BEYOND RAMPS

Whether through carpets, fragrances or home interiors, Indian couturiers are defying their own limits

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Stree 2 has given us hope

The unprecedented success of Stree 2 is the best news we have had in the recent times and with an unabashedly feminist agenda, has comprehensively out-performed Sandeep Reddy Vanga's toxic masculine star-studded Animal at the box office is (to me, at least) kind of the cinematic equivalent of Awadhesh Prasad winning Ayodhya-it redeems my faith in the inherent decency of Indians.

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Couture's creepy corridors

If one is spending a summer in New York, any summer in New York, an absolute must-do is to spend an afternoon at the city’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the edge of Central Park, just gawking in gobsmacked awe at the annual fashion exhibition the museum’s Costume Institute puts together.

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