THE WEEK India - June 08, 2025

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FIRST BATCH OF WOMEN OFFICERS FROM NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY

For the first time in its 75-year legacy, the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune will see women cadets graduating alongside their male batchmates. THE WEEK sat down with these trailblazing cadets as they shared their journeys, aspirations, and how the NDA has transformed their world.

PAKISTAN: How Asim Munir has Pakistan in an economic and military stranglehold

CURRENT EVENTS: Tactical advancements by security forces and development initiatives by the government have led to a decline in recruitment among Maoist ranks

TRADE: It is no smooth sailing for India-US trade talks, but both governments are pushing to meet the deadline

@LEISURE: Barzani National Memorial Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan offers a deeply personal glimpse into Kurdish resilience, memory and identity

Field marshals and failed marshals

Politicians generally distrust war-winning generals. In Pakistan, they distrust war-losing generals.

2 mins

The seventh nerve

Hema flew down from Srinagar to see me. She was drop-dead gorgeous: flawless skin, impeccably symmetrical eyebrows, expressive dark brown eyes, and long healthy eyelashes. Her nose looked as if it was sculpted by Michelangelo. Her cheekbones and jaw-line would make an anatomist gaze in wonder. She had bouncy burgundy hair reminiscent of Dimple Kapadia's in her youth.

2 mins

Marshal law

How Asim Munir has Pakistan in an economic and military stranglehold

9 mins

Pakistan's deep state

There is an invisible clique that ensures that certain ideas and issues are never compromised. Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College in London, and author of the acclaimed Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, gives her views on this invisible entity

3 mins

Hold your fire, jingo

“IN PEACE, SONS bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons,” said Herodotus 2,500 years ago.

3 mins

Red storm receding

The collapse of the CPI(Maoist) command structure offers a rare opportunity for the authorities to finish off the insurgency in the red corridor and broaden development work

4 mins

No area is now safe for Naxals

Behind the recent killing of CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju in Chhattisgarh is the lesser known District Reserve Guard (DRG), the anti-Naxal arm of the state police that includes ex-Maoists.

3 mins

We shall continue to be ruthless in our resolve to end Naxalism

Gyanendra Pratap Singh, director general of Central Reserve Police Force, has led operations that helped defang the United Liberation Front of Asom in the northeast and crack down on terror financing in Jammu and Kashmir. Now tasked with wiping out remnants of Naxal forces by next year, Singh says interstate coordination is proving to be crucial in ending the red menace. Excerpts from an interview:

2 mins

Another last chance

With a favourable caste equation and rising nationalist sentiment, Nitish Kumar eyes yet another term, even as murmurs of transition grow louder

5 mins

Cast in stone

In Bihar, caste is not merely a relic of the past, but a force negotiating the present and shaping the future

3 mins

17 STRIDE TO THE FUTURE

AS THE NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY BUILDS A NARRATIVE OF SOCIETAL CHANGE BY BREAKING ENTRENCHED GENDER NORMS, HERE IS HOW IT PREPARED A HISTORIC BATCH OF WOMEN CADETS FOR A LIFE IN THE ARMED FORCES

10+ mins

Beyond the bumps and Trump

It is no smooth sailing for India-US trade talks, but both governments are pushing to meet the deadline

8 mins

SEEDS OF SORROW

Lack of structural reforms, institutional support and political will are driving farmers to suicide

7 mins

Cannes, the French Kumbh

Given the staggering presence of desis on the red carpet at the world's most prestigious and glamorous film festival, it is fair to ask: has quality Indian cinema suddenly exploded on the international scene?

2 mins

Where Silence Speaks

Barzani National Memorial Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan offers a deeply personal glimpse into Kurdish resilience, memory and identity

5 mins

A precious problem

There are defining moments in the lives of nations—like wars, famine and revolutions. There are similar moments in the lives of individuals and families—like the birth of a child, a wedding or moving to a small house after retirement. For the missus and me, the last shift to a modest three-bedroom apartment was indeed a reality check.

3 mins

Kid you not

Indian writers of today are exploring bold and diverse themes for their young readers

7 mins

What lies beneath

On a Sunday afternoon, a sea of fans donned in orange “Merci Rafa” shirts gathered to honour Rafael Nadal as he made his final appearance on the clay court.

2 mins

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