We will avoid the politics of ‘opposing'

INTERVIEW: Hardik Patel working president, Gujarat Congress

The remembrance

A multimedia installation will spotlight the forgotten history of Indian soldiers in World War II

BROTHERS FOR LIFE

Mukesh Chhabra on making his directorial debut with Dil Bechara and his bond with its lead actor, Sushant Singh Rajput

For the country, against the crown

The INA thirsted for sacrifice but Japanese officers distrusted the prisoner-turned soldiers

Birth of a nation

How World War II started a chain reaction that resulted in India’s independence

BATTLE FOR GUAYAQUIL

How the woman mayor of Ecuador’s biggest city beat back the pandemic

Too Early To Announce Covaxin Launch Date

Very informed person Dr Krishna Ella chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech

Thorny throne

With Scindia gaining ground and BJP loyalists upset at being overlooked, Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s fourth term as chief minister could be his toughest

THE PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE

Pulitzer-winning author Mary Jordan on how she decoded the confounding first lady of the United States

Warrior QUEEN

What makes Charlize Theron invulnerable as an action hero is her vulnerability

Good cop, bad cop

Are the two bodies probing the police version of the Vikas Dubey encounter set up to fail?

Golden opportunity?

As the gold-smuggling case gets murkier, opposition parties in Kerala target Pinarayi Vijayan’s throne

Departure lounge

Pilot-Gehlot tussle is an all too familiar story in the Congress

Expensive bargain

With buffer zones cutting deep into Indian territory, China enjoys the upper hand in negotiations for border disengagement

Degrees of change

In the age of online courses and webinars, the chalkand-talk format must reform itself

Capital punishment

The custodial death of the father-son duo in Sathankulam has brought to the fore flaws within the home department

Bothering Heights

In Ladakh, India looks at an operational window between August and October in case disengagement plans with China fail

Besieged And Vulnerable

The unrelenting Covid-19 situation coupled with the monsoon could be too much to handle for Maharashtra’s strained health infrastructure

The August 15 Deadline Is A Gimmick

Professor Partho Sarothi Ray, a molecular biologist and associate professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, is among the several medical professionals the WHO is consulting for the management of Covid-19. In an interview with THE WEEK, Ray talks about the lockdown, unlocking and why India has botched the transition. Excerpts:

WAR BY OTHER MEANS

BEING FREED OF AN EXPENSIVE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING CONSTANT TRAVEL BECAUSE OF COVID-19, JOE BIDEN, WITH HIS PALPABLE EMPATHY, WILL BE A TOUGH OPPONENT FOR DONALD TRUMP

Imperfect prescription

Experts question the efficacy of measures like home quarantine and argue that blindly following WHO guidelines will continue to drive up the number of Covid deaths in India

IN JOE, WE TRUST

Biden enjoys a clear edge in the opinion polls. But to win in November, he needs to further step up his campaign and tackle Trump head-on

Return game

Will Sasikala walk out of prison early and muddy the political waters of Tamil Nadu?

At sea

Families and friends of the two fishermen allegedly killed by Italian marines feel let down by the international tribunal’s verdict

KEEPING THE HOUSE

Donald Trump is badly bruised by the protests and the pandemic, but trust him to fight hard and dirty to stay on as president

All that glitters

A gold-smuggling case takes the shine off the Kerala government’s image

Shah's showtime

By being closely involved in Covid-19 relief measures in Delhi, Amit Shah is taking a swipe at the Kejriwal government

Settle border dispute politically and urgently

The recent endeavour was to change the status quo of the LAC and shift it even further west in the Galwan Valley to be able to dominate and if required interdict the newly constructed Indian road along the Shyok river that connects to the military and air base of Daulat Beg Oldie.

Missed congeniality

Mamata Banerjee wants opposition leaders’ help in Covid-19 management and Cyclone Amphan relief work, but they are wary of her intentions

Secure line

India may hang up on Chinese telecom equipment and system providers