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Indian Aid To America

The United States administration of President Donald Trump has given India a historic push.

Chandrashekhar Azad's Dalit-Muslim Formula

Chandrashekhar Azad is building a dalit-Muslim coalition to take on the BJP, his primary political enemy.

The dragon gets crossed

The surge of Christianity has all but vanquished Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh, and has made China nervous

Joining hands to save democracy

Democracy is under assault around the world from crumbling institutions created after World War II to authoritarian regimes in Turkey and Brazil and a stronger axis between China and Russia.

Two of a kind

Kannan Gopinathan and Abdur Rahman quit the civil services for different reasons. Now they are working to achieve the same goal

Dream, no more

Trump’s immigration policy not only is keeping Indians from moving to the US, but also has had a traumatic effect on immigrants already there

Extravaganza ensured

Trump will receive the biggest welcome ever given to a foreign dignitary in India.

Don of a new era

India hopes that the Trump visit will cement bilateral ties further, going beyond the hype and the numbers

Arms wide open

Amani Fathima’s family wants she and her children to return from Syria. Will the government help?

WHEELS ON THE BUZZ

Undeterred by the slowdown, carmakers have big plans for the future, and they are not necessarily electric.

VROOM BROOM!

The AAP’s seemingly effortless victory was powered by a painstaking and persistent campaign.

THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

A school play in Karnataka invites charges of sedition against the headmistress and mother of a student who mouthed a “derogatory” dialogue. Amid the politics of polarisation and allegations of the police flouting norms, a hush falls over a temple of learning.

Spectre of a crown

While the number of new cases have come down, China is still grappling with the novel coronavirus that has claimed more than 1,000 lives

The freedom to get rich

THERE ARE thousands of excuses to justify not making investments. But, there is just a simple way to over come all these—Systematic Investment Plan or SIP.

Scoring is not the problem; it is about staying there

Smriti Mandhana vice captain, Indian women’s T20I team

RISK MASTER

Ayushmann Khurrana has made many unusual choices in his career. In his latest role, he explores the intricacies of a gay relationship.

NET LOSS

The internet blockade is destroying Kashmir’s economy and the lives of Kashmiris

LOSING THE PLOT

AAP’s stunning victory has further demonstrated the limits of the BJP’s ideological appeal

Empty hand

While the Shiv Sena and the NCP strive to set the governance agenda, the Congress struggles to stay relevant

United, fragmented

On Brexit day, THE WEEK landed in London to gauge the mood of the people. While there is cheer over taking back control from the European Union, there is also fear over what the future holds for Britain.

THE WILD CHILD OF POP

Billie Eilish’s music perfectly captures the existential angst and anxieties of her generation

The school of protests

I went to Paris in May 1968 to be part of the student uprising that startled the world.

THE PRESIDENT'S VISION

WHAT COULD BE ‘NEW’ ABOUT THE ‘NEW INDIA’ THAT BREAKS AWAY FROM CLICHÉS AND EUPHEMISMS.

Homing in on Delhi

After stepping aside as party president, Amit Shah is going all out to win Delhi, a state that had eluded him during his highly successful tenure.

Strict, but slow

While stringent laws against acid attacks are in place, their implementation is still tardy

Fierce fight and a formula

In two decades of being a journalist, I have never seen the kind of campaign we are witnessing in the national capital now. For those who live away from Delhi, there could be a degree of irritation at what may seem like disproportionate media attention. You may think that Delhi always hogs the headline because most news media houses are headquartered here.

NO GAINS BY REPEATING TARGETS THAT ARE NOT CREDIBLE

There have been mixed reactions to the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Economic experts, market analysts and the people have all spoken about both hits and misses.

Every city needs an AAP

For a chief minister who does not have even the powers of a mayor of most western cities, the head of Delhi’s local government gets a lot of national attention.

A Xanadu in new New Delhi

Like Kubla Khan who decreed a pleasure dome in Xanadu, Narendra Modi is decreeing a power dome in Delhi—a brand new capital complex inspired, in all probability, by ancient Indian architecture. Coleridge’s Xanadu was in an opium-induced daydream; Modi’s will be in optimum-spaced Delhi—a steel-and-concrete capital.

Dread Of The Coronavirus

THE WEEK was in China when it all began. With the novel coronavirus now spreading across the world, the Indian government is rushing to battle stations