Pots and kettles

As the Enforcement Directorate targets NCP ministers, the ruling coalition in Maharashtra is planning a counterattack

India should do more

We must support the Centre’s efforts, but celebrating the evacuation of a fraction of Ukraine’s Indian population was uncalled for

MIDNIGHT'S DAUGHTERS

The freedom struggle was a turning point for women in India. It brought them out of their homes onto the streets, up in arms, shoulder-to-shoulder, against a foreign power. But not all of them are known; many have been forgotten or only appear as footnotes. THE WEEK brings you stories of women who made India what it is today

Wrath of the Russians

Ukraine faces a grim security situation and a shortage of essential supplies. While the country appreciates President Zelenskyy’s leadership, many residents are fleeing to safety

Unite on Ukraine

Describing herself as a senior chief minister and the leader of a national party, Mamata Banerjee has extended her full support to the Narendra Modi government’s diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Moscow muddle

The people are now divided into two: one group wants victory over Ukraine, the other yearns for peace. But, both anticipate a decline in the standards of living

Ukraine needs regime change

MOST PEOPLE, including Russians, did not expect extensive military action in Ukraine. Russian authorities, however, realised that there has been a fundamental change in the situation, and not just in the Donbas region, but across Ukraine.

Satish Chandra Misra: Manifestos Are Fake; We Do What We Say

Interview - Satish Chandra Misra national general secretary of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Rajya Sabha member

The Election Mood In Ayodhya And Gorakhpur

In Ayodhya, even as the construction of the Ram Mandir picks pace, there is a touch of resentment against the BJP

Akhilesh Yadav: 'I Have Learnt How To Defeat The BJP'

INTERVIEW - AKHILESH YADAV president, Samajwadi Party

Ukraine Crisis: What Vladimir Putin Wants?

Putin aims to redraw Europe’s security map and restore Russia’s status as a great power. Ukraine’s control, for him, is both a means and an end

HOME ADVANTAGE

The saffron streets of Gorakhpur indicate a decisive win for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

CHALLENGING ROLE

The comic-turned-president who is leading Ukraine amidst the tumult on the border

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

These elections are a battle of credibility for former chief minister Mayawati

SAMAJWAD DOES NOT EXIST IN THE SAMAJWADI PARTY

INTERVIEW - APARNA YADAV BJP leader

India is facing ‘gated stagflation'

Kaushik Basu, former chief eco-nomic adviser to the govern-ment and former chief economist of the World Bank, is currently teaching at Cornell University in the US. In an exclusive interaction, he talks about the current challenges before the Indian economy and its future growth prospects.

RIDE WITH THE TIDE

Akhilesh Yadav has stitched together a formidable coalition with small, caste-based parties. His task of leading the Samajwadi Party back to power, however, remains challenging because of the fickle nature of his partners and dissatisfaction among leaders of his own party

Shock market

A stock exchange set up to make share trading transparent is now tangled in controversies

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra : We Are In For The Long Haul In Uttar Pradesh

Interview Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress general secretary

BLOCK CHAIN

FROM UNHAPPY LEGISLATORS TO DISGRUNTLED DALITS, MUSLIMS AND YOUTH, CHIEF MINISTER YOGI ADITYANATH’S RETURN TO POWER IS RIDDLED WITH CHALLENGES

Hindutva And Welfarism Drive The BJP's Push To Retain Power

The BJP Is banking on hindutva and development to win this election. But it is battling anti-incumbency, anger over key issues and an opposition that is up for a fight. With an unpredictable electorate, there is no knowing which way the state will vote

BILLS OF CHANGE

The digital rupee offers a host of benefits, but there will be collateral damage

Murder by malware

Investigations into Pegasus-related scandals worldwide show an urgent need for India to reform its obsolete surveillance laws

My purpose of existence is to serve people

INTERVIEW - YOGI ADITYANATH chief minister, Uttar Pradesh

SHE CHANGE

Congress places its hopes on women. Will the gambit work?

Road to Atmanirbhar Bharat is through science

DR JITENDRA SINGH Union minister of state for science and technology, earth sciences, departments of atomic energy and space

FOR WHOM THE GANGA FLOWS

A walk through the ghats of Varanasi and its fringes, capturing the flavours of the election season

CASTE IN STONE

Identity politics and polarisation remain the key tool for most political parties to mobilise voters

Aunty incumbency factor

Abhishek Banerjee had been steadily taking over the Trinamool Congress, but Mamata is not yet ready to let go

How Political Parties Are Wooing Voters Online

With restrictions on in-person campaigning, political parties are wooing voters online