Much at stake

What banning Huawei could mean for India

Ready to rumble

Despite promises of troop reduction, China has further strengthened its deployment on border flashpoints by setting up permanent bunkers, pillboxes and observation posts. THE WEEK looks at options before the Indian Army to impose a bigger cost on the enemy for the Galwan “betrayal”

Online succour

How the Tele ICU initiative is helping Karnataka detect Covid-19 early and prevent deaths

Cover drive

With Covid-19 cases surging in India, insurance companies are offering a range of products that will help make treatment more affordable

Going for the rebound

Satnam Singh is eager to prove that his career is far from over, despite his fall from grace

Blood brothers

How plasma donors in Malappuram are reaching out to save the lives of strangers

India Needs To Re-Evaluate Its Policy Towards China And Other Neighbours

India needs to re-evaluate its policy towards China and other neighbours

Malady And Madness

Clumsy policies, bureaucratic disarray and absence of effective coordination have worsened the Covid-19 crisis in Tamil Nadu

Red hand shows

With India and Nepal at loggerheads, China seems to have an edge over its neighbours. It is also taking on the west for allegedly fomenting unrest in Hong Kong

Uneasy calm

While there have been no further clashes on the India-China border after the June 15 escalation, tensions between the Asian giants are far from over

Call to action

Amid fear that Pakistan may trigger tensions on the LoC, and notwithstanding practical complications, there is enormous pressure on the Modi government to act against China

Trouble in paradise

Though everything seems to be going the BJP’s way in Madhya Pradesh, the real test awaits and its own cadre is likely to emerge a bigger concern than the Congress

Prison un-break

Video-calling can become lifeline for jailbirds deprived of family visits

BEIJING'S BLAME GAME

China’s State Council tells THE WEEK that the border situation is “very dangerous”; that India is the “aggressor” that broke its word; and that Indian leaders and media should stop adding fuel to the fire

Death, By Other Means

Non-Covid-19 patients have been largely neglected amid the scramble to contain the pandemic

How To Tame The Dragon

As China’s scant regard for old protocols spills blood on the border, India is looking for a fitting reply but less din

ONE-WOMAN ARMY

National award winner Keerthy Suresh is all set to wow you with an emotional thriller

Needle in a haystack

As the hunt for a Covid-19 vaccine gathers momentum, the complexities involved pose many challenges to the researchers

Dragon's snare

With China further tightening its grip over Hong Kong, protests in the city are unlikely to cease anytime soon

We need to create industrial clusters to decongest cities

Nitin Gadkari, minister of micro, small and medium enterprises; road transport and highways; and shipping

Road to normalcy

India needs to reimagine and reinvigorate its ties with Nepal to counter China’s growing influence in Kathmandu

Reaching for the stars

Sushant Singh Rajput spent his life in search of a higher purpose

Costs of escalation

Buoyed by the Chinese aggression in Ladakh, Pakistan steps up infiltration and cross-border attacks to stymie India’s ruthless pursuit of militants during lockdown

Care and chaos

Chennai will face another intense lockdown from June 19. But that alone will not contain the spread of Covid-19

Gentle Touch To Lonely Giants

Kottoor provides succour to abandoned and ill-treated elephants

Signal of change

Big Tech’s interest in Indian telecom companies could be a game-changer for the sector

Private hospitals show no commitment

Manish Sisodia deputy chief minister, Delhi

Stronger together

Many Indian Americans are standing in solidarity with the black community and doing their bit to confront racism in the country

SUMMER OF FALL

Kollywood was primed for big business this year, but the pandemic has pushed it into a crisis

The rotten tree

Polarisation and police violence are as American as apple pie, but a collective veil has started to lift and white Americans are realising that their privilege makes them complicit by association