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The BJP Has Blackmailed Nitish

In the last six months, Nitish’s activities were proBJP and pro-RSS.

Taming the Law

Though the State Has Passed a Bill to Allow Jallikattu, There Could Be More Legal Hurdles. 

Vote For Instability!

The Week-hansa Reseach Survey Gives Hung Verdicts in Up, Punjab and Goa. Bjp Gains Uttarakhand. 

Resistance Movement

Anti-Trump protestors take to the streets to let the new president know they won’t take things lying down.

Ram Nath Kovind: The Name And The Aim

For the BJP, Ram Nath Kovind serves the twin purposes of sending a strong signal to dalits and wrecking opposition unity.

Hurt Locker

The divide between the police and the people in Kashmir has become almost unbridgeable

Chasing Justice Karnan

For 43 days, he remained a fugitive, moving to different hideouts across south India. THE WEEK was close on his heels

Up Close And Personal

Modi and Trump find common ground at first meeting 

Space No Bar

India’s young space entrepreneurs are charting new paths in the sector.

When I met Salahuddin In Pakistan

BARKHA DUTT recalls her meeting with the Hizbul chief, whom the US has named a global terrorist. The distinction between foreign and homegrown terrorists in Kashmir is over

Good Cop, Bad Cop?

Meet M.K.R. Pillai, suave go-getter and alleged pivot of an interstate money laundering scam

Trimmed line

Brushing aside rumours of financial crisis, designer J.J. Valaya is streamlining his business, tying up with other brands and getting his online venture ready

finishing touch

why do americans love to hate hillary clinton?

testing times

england goes in as the underdog against india, the number one test team.

my opponents do not have any work

vijay rupani, 60, who became chief minister of gujarat two months ago, faces many challenges ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in the state. rupani is an organisation man and is very close to bjp presi- dent amit shah. excerpts from an interview with rupani:

jailhouse rock

former prisons ig leads the aap charge to capture power in the coastal state.

a balm budget

arun jaitley could look to assuage a country reeling under demonetisation.

Demonetisation: BJP's Big Gamble

BJP believes the demonetisation gamble will pay off well for the party in the long run.

Heart and Craft

Motherhood hasn't changed her one bit. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan still follows her heart while choosing films.

Little Rocket, Big Launch

Kim Jong-un scored big in the Singapore summit, but Donald Trump could still win in the long-term, if he can sustain his engagement with the North Korean dictator. 

Mixed vibes in MOSCOW

The Enthusiasm Of The Travelling Fans Is Making Up E Relative Disinterest Among Russians.

Appraisal Uprising

Lower judicial officers seek reforms in their evaluation process, alleging manipulation, mismanagement and lack of transparency.

Change Of Heart

The success rate of a heart transplant is 85 per cent—this reflects the percentage of patients who will live for a year after the transplant

Setting Sights High

This assistant district collector did not let her visual impairment keep her from achieving her dreams. 

Trial By Hire

The government says lateral entry to secretarial posts will bring in more expertise. Critics, however, say it could undermine reservation and encourage entry of right-wingers.

The Scorpion Kings

They are swift, silent and deadly. They undertake missions that ara beyond the bounds of ordinary soldiers. THE WEEK looks at what makes the Desert Scorpions, India's most elite special force, so special

There Is No Peace Time For Special Forces

Interview/Col Varun Chhabra, commanding offi cer, 10 Para (SF)

Command In Chaos

Kejriwal’s biggest challenge is not the byelections but the rising dissidence in the party

Left Wondering

Yechury’s term as CPI(M) general secretary might end at the Party Congress in April. But, a lot can happen in two months

The Pursuit of Happiness

In Gokarna, a man relives the hippie era of the 1960s and 1970s