Fighting fit

Mission self-reliance is good, but also focus on overcoming indigenous deficiencies

Tales of love from Bhutan

Jetsun Pema, the beautiful and accomplished wife of the handsomest living king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is the youngest queen consort in the world.

GUEST BECOMES GOURMET

From food concierge services to in-kitchen dining, culinary experiences get intimate and interactive

Readying for the world

To pursue its global ambitions, India must first knit its neighbours together in a web of interdependencies and stop China from being the dominant power in Asia

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF FORTITUDE

India has come a long way since it became free in 1947. Its dream of becoming a developed country—while still distant—is now clear. THE WEEK takes a pe k into the future to paint a picture of India at 100

We tell tribals that Adivasis are not Hindu, Christian, Jain or Buddhist

RAJKUMAR ROAT MADE many a head turn when he arrived for the inaugural session of the Lok Sabha on a camel.

RISING FROM THE ROOTS

As the Bhils’ demand for a state gets louder, a new party is challenging BJP and Congress

The many colours of Ranbir Kapoor

I don't envy movie star Ranbir Kapoor. Try as he might, he cannot escape being a red flag for internet users at large.

NITI Aayog not transforming India

Is the NITI Aayog an \"institute\" or a \"commission\"? With his childish penchant for converting Hindi words into English acronyms, Narendra Modi has expanded NITI\"sound advice\"—to \"National Institute for Transforming India', and then added \"Aayog\", Hindi for \"commission\". So, NITI Aayog remains mystified over its role.

Statues of liberty and tyranny

Every revolution has a defining moment. The Yanks had it when they hurled tea chests into the Boston Bay.

Over And Out

The call to leave the race is perhaps the most important legacy of Joe Biden's presidency

Hope Manu's Success Opens The Floodgates

IN 1998, I became the first Indian woman to win gold at the Commonwealth Games, in the 50m rifle prone position event. Since then, India has achieved significant successes in shooting, the latest being Manu Bhaker with two bronze medals in Paris.

Swinging Pitch

Republicans are recalibrating their campaign to counter Harris

Brown Girl In The Ring

With her multicultural heritage, prosecutorial background and passionate defence of women’s rights, Kamala Harris is well positioned to take the fight to Donald Trump

THE ACCIDENTAL ECONOMIST

Nobel winner Esther Duflo wanted to sensitise children to the issues of global poverty, so she wrote a book about it

The masculine heart

A welcome counterweight to the worrying trend of toxic masculinity in our films, popular culture and the mind of today's youth seems to be emerging in the form of teachable masculinity.

Steaming flavours

Badra Coffee is brewing a shake-up in the coffee market

GASTRONOMY MEETS ASTRONOMY

A Danish chef and an American space travel company come together to offer an experience like no other—dining at the edge of space

I LOVE GYMNASTICS EVEN MORE NOW

Three years ago, Simone Biles was heralded as the star of the Tokyo Games.

LEAN IN, LADIES!

From fashion to food to spirituality, how Indian are Kamala Harris and Usha Chilukuri Vance?

ROOTING FOR KAMALA

People in her grandfather’s village believe she has inherited his qualities

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Usha Vance traces her roots to the Chilukuris, a family of educators who made immense contributions to shaping India's academia

ALMIGHTY DOLLAR

Campaign finance in the US looks transparent but may not be really so

GUT PUNCH

It is unlikely that Trump will change his 'combative' mode of campaign as he targets Harris

UNITED COLOURS

Indian American voters are jumping on to the Lotus Potus bandwagon

Kerala should have implemented the Gadgil report

IN THE EARLY hours of July 30, Kerala experienced its most devastating landslide in history.

States of flux

Having shed their NDA-friendly image, the BJD and the YSRCP are reorienting strategies to hold on to their space in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

OPPOSITION INTERESTED IN PLAYING POLITICS, NOT DISCUSSING BUDGET

THE FIRST budget of the first Narendra Modi government in 2014 had seen finance minister Arun Jaitley painstakingly replying to questions, winning grudging admiration of the opposition's floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Don't politicise budget

The concept of budget traces its roots from ancient India, with references found in Kautilya's Arthashastra, where kosha (the treasury) is highlighted as a vital component of the state.

Soccer slurs and colonial claims

What exactly had Marco Materazzi muttered to Zinedine Zidane at the 2006 World Cup final?