THE WEEK India - September 29, 2024

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BHUTAN’S BIG PUSH

Gelephu, a town strategically situated on the Assam border, has long been a passage between Bhutan and India. The Himalayan kingdom is now planning to build a city here, which will be an economic gateway for the world to India and southeast Asia. The Gelephu Mindfulness City will be a special administrative region based on ‘two systems, one country’ policy.

MANIPUR

With the introduction of longer range weapons into the conflict, any further escalation could spell disaster

JAMMU & KASHMIR

The collaboration between Engineer Rashid and the Jamate-Islami has caused unease in the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party camps

@Leisure: The twists and turns in the life of Anveshi Jain, once the most Googled woman in India

Seats for AAP? Not even a needlepoint

One of the most dramatic scenes of the Mahabharat is the Bhagavad doot, wherein Krishna goes to the court of Dhritarashtra seeking the forfeited kingdom back for the Pandavas. When that is denied, he seeks five villages for the five brothers. That denied, he seeks one village for all five. No, says the arrogant Duryodhan, not even a needlepoint of land. The road to Kurukshetra began there.

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SAHEB LOSES STEAM

Coalition dynamics and poor electoral prospects continue to diminish Ajit Pawar's political stock

5 mins

How Modi learned to love the bomb

Narendra Modi is the first Indian prime minister ever to not be on record on nuclear disarmament. His attention has been devoted to building our nuclear capabilities and delivery systems without mentioning universal disarmament.

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MAKE IN MANIPUR

Home-made rockets and weapons from across the border are escalating the conflict

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Mainstream challengers

Collaboration between Engineer Rashid and the Jamaat-e-Islami has caused unease in the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party camps

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Pinning down saffron

In her first political bout, Vinesh Phogat rides on the anti-BJP sentiment across Haryana

4 mins

Charms of an ideologue

Sitaram Yechury gave the left much larger visibility than what was warranted by its strength

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Comrade with no foes

Lal Salaam, Comrade Yechury-you were quite a guy!

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CITY OF DREAMS

With the development of the Gelephu Mindfulness City along the Indian border, Bhutan proposes an economic gateway for the world to India and southeast Asia, without disturbing its comfortable relationship with China

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India is not a controlling big brother

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay considers India a benevolent elder sibling as the \"big brotherly attitude\" is happily missing from bilateral ties. He thinks the relationship shared by the two countries has become a model of friendship not just for the region, but for the entire world. \"India's attitude is definitely not of a big brother who is controlling and does not allow the little brother to blossom and grow,\" says Tobgay in an exclusive interview with THE WEEK.

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GMC will have full executive, legislative and judicial autonomy

With full executive, legislative and judicial autonomy, the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) adopts a unique model that is distinct from the prevailing administrative system in Bhutan.

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GDP as the only measure of progress is illogical

Dasho Karma Ura, one of the world's leading happiness experts, has guided Bhutan's unique gross national happiness (GNH) project. He uses empirical data to show that money cannot buy happiness in all circumstances, rather it is family and health that have the strongest positive effect on happiness. Excerpts from an interview:

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Themes Of Choice

As Savvy Investors Seek New Avenues, Thematic Mutual Funds Are Gaining Popularity

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Cover Drive

Usage-driven motor insurance policies offer several benefits

3 mins

Nicking napkins and black magic

Had Phulwanti, our maid, not taken leave, I would never have known that I am a kleptomaniac! Yes, I do look so innocent, but kleptomaniacs don’t necessarily have to look like thugs, do they?

3 mins

United in the states

Indian-Americans coming together under the Democratic umbrella could get Harris over the line in key battlegrounds

5 mins

FORGED IN FIRE

The twists and turns in the life of Anveshi Jain, once the most Googled woman in India

5 mins

The interest in wine is growing delightfully in India

The renowned British wine writer and television presenter Jancis Robinson, 74, recently came to Delhi and Mumbai to reacquaint herself with India's wine industry. This was the Robinson's fourth visit to India; the last one was seven years ago. On this trip, Robinson and her husband, restaurateur Nicholas Lander, were hosted by the Taj Hotels and Sonal Holland, India's only Master of Wine.

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Reimagining dharma

In her latest book, Wendy Doniger explores fascinating tales from the Shanti and Anushasana Parvas of the Mahabharat

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A golden girl

One of India's most formidable beauties passed away earlier this month. The odd thing is she would absolutely hate this obituary; she hated being written about and avoided publicity for all of her nine decades. Indira Aswani was 93 when she died. But anyone who encountered her, even briefly, was in such awe of her grace and poise, and one could not but remember her forever.

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