THE WEEK India - May 04, 2025

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:   MUHAMMAD YUNUS, Nobel laureate and chief adviser, Bangladesh interim government

We cannot literally draw the map of India without drawing the map of Bangladesh, says Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and chief adviser, Bangladesh interim government. “We [India and Bangladesh] should hold meetings frequently so that we can understand each other more and overcome the problems. Shying away from each other does not solve problems,” says Yunus.

DEFENCE CONCLAVE: THE WEEK Defence Conclave brought together defence leaders and industry experts to discuss India’s roadmap towards becoming a truly self-reliant, technology-driven military power

TERROR: The deadliest terror attack in Kashmir since the Pulwama bombing is likely to harm both its economy and efforts to restore statehood

@LEISURE: D. Manoj brings alive scenes from Malayalam classics through his photographs

A sage, his physics and friends

Ranjit Nair died on April 14. I felt bad and sad. Two days later, Nikku Madhusudhan, an India-born Cambridge physicist, announced he had found life on an exo-planet about 120 light years away. I told myself, I'm going to miss Nair.

2 mins

Our constant cycle of weddings

Let me tell you the story of a sprawling Indian joint family.

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WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW BANGLADESH OUT OF THIS DISASTER

At 84, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is at the helm of a transitional government in Bangladesh—a country grappling with political upheaval, shattered institutions and the hopes of a restless generation.

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DESIGNING A NEW DAWN

The dust has settled after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, and Bangladesh is in the process of a challenging political transition

8 mins

INDIA SHOULD BEHAVE LIKE A TRULY GENEROUS NEIGHBOUR

Struggles, sacrifices and repeated crackdowns have long defined the political landscape of Bangladesh.

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POWER SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED IN A PEACEFUL MANNER

Hawkers and rickshaw pullers crowd the congested lane that turns into a comparatively open stretch where the obscurely located office of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami functions quietly.

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INDIA MUST RETHINK POLICY ON BANGLADESH

Muhammad Nahid Islam was the central coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, formed during the nationwide agitation against quota-based recruitment for government jobs in Bangladesh.

4 mins

EVERYONE WANTS A FREE, FAIR AND INCLUSIVE ELECTION

Many leaders of the Awami League have still not come to terms with how they were thrown out of power by mass protests in July last year.

4 mins

DESTINY'S CHILD

The change in Bangladesh has given Tarique Rahman an opportunity

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MURDERS MOST FOUL

The deadliest terror attack in Kashmir since the Pulwama bombing is likely to harm both its economy and efforts to restore statehood

5 mins

DISSECTING THE ATTACK

There is a reason why the terrorists chose Baisaran

2 mins

THE SHEPHERD'S SHIFT

How a nightclub bouncer became the bouncer of souls

7 mins

Dribbles of the reformer

Pope Francis reformed Vatican finances, promoted transparency, and built a Church closer to the poor

3 mins

'Working funeral' in Vatican

Donald Trump tweeted, “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome.

2 mins

Warfare rewired

THE WEEK DEFENCE CONCLAVE saw defence leaders and industry experts discuss India's roadmap to becoming a truly self-reliant, tech-driven military power

9 mins

Shocks pound Britain

Is Britain growing out of growth? Strange questions beget strange answers.

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READING BETWEEN THE LENS

D. Manoj brings alive scenes from Malayalam classics through his photographs

4 mins

Her time to shine

Indian women artists dazzle at Art Dubai 2025

4 mins

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