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The Chinese Wanted To Learn From Operation Ganga

This operation involving several countries for evacuation of our citizens from war-torn Ukraine was so large that it required intervention of the government at the highest level and the support of local authorities and additional support staff.

WITH BATED BREATH

Amid confusion in the combat zone and a raging propaganda war, a section of Russians is protesting the military action. Many others, however, seem to have closed their eyes and believed Putin’s words that their country will come out of the current difficulties “renewed”

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

As Europe launches a fierce fightback against Putin, Germany takes the lead with an extraordinary geostrategic U-turn

WALK THE TALK, AROUND THE CLOCK

The larger message of the BJP and AAP victories is that the delivery of promises, combined with effective communication, is the template to be followed. Politics in the Modi era is a 24x7 phenomenon; it is not to be practised just before the polls, as the opposition found out, especially in Uttar Pradesh

WINNER TAKES ALL

Adityanath has not just defeated the opposition, but also silenced every challenger within the BJP

WHO WEARS THE CROWN?

It is between Pramod Sawant and Vishwajit Rane for the chief minister’s job in Goa

FOR A WORLD OF HER OWN

THE WEEK’s ‘Indian Women Pathbreakers— Shaping a New Dream’ celebrated womanhood and honoured women Covid warriors

NEIGHBOUR'S CRYSIS

POLAND HAS GONE ALL OUT TO SUPPORT UKRAINE, BUT A CAUTIOUS NATO IS MAKING WARSAW’S MISSION DIFFICULT

MT LOTUS

Despite the loss of Chief Minister Dhami, the BJP banks on developmental work to retain power in Uttarakhand

FIELD TEST

With Punjab, the AAP has a foothold outside Delhi. Its governance there will determine its national footprint

DEBILITATING BLOW

The Congress’s rout can take power away from the Gandhis

CATS CALLING

An Indian-origin doctor stays back in Ukraine to take care of his jagulep and black panther

THE ‘YELLOVE' REVOLUTION

CSK cut across barriers and became a cultural phenomenon, allowing it to become a billion-dollar business

Ukraine Russia War: Caught In The Middle

Pranay Sanklecha writes for THE WEEK from the border town of Przemysl in Poland, as waves of refugees sweep in from war-torn Ukraine

Escaping a nightmare

Battered by Covid and now a war, Indian students stare at an uncertain future as they flee Ukraine

Ditch the tightrope

All the points about western hypocrisy are true. As are, what veteran diplomat Vivek Katju has called, “India’s cruel dilemmas” when it comes to being able to take an unambiguous position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Caught in the crossfire

The Russia-Ukraine war would adversely affect India’s defence equipment supplies

Not our war...

...but India should be part of the peace. New Delhi’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been dictated by its self-interest, but it should be geared to counter the costs that it would incur

SONG OF ICE AND SNOW

A group of artists in Ladakh are dreaming and carving alchemies in ice

HER DAWN

Women in India no longer shy from achieving their dreams, making bold choices and breaking barriers in every field. There is no glass ceiling; only the open sky for them. Meet a bunch of women who are leading by example

Measure twice, cut once

Is the war presenting only headaches to India, or a golden opportunity, too?

Pots and kettles

As the Enforcement Directorate targets NCP ministers, the ruling coalition in Maharashtra is planning a counterattack

India should do more

We must support the Centre’s efforts, but celebrating the evacuation of a fraction of Ukraine’s Indian population was uncalled for

MIDNIGHT'S DAUGHTERS

The freedom struggle was a turning point for women in India. It brought them out of their homes onto the streets, up in arms, shoulder-to-shoulder, against a foreign power. But not all of them are known; many have been forgotten or only appear as footnotes. THE WEEK brings you stories of women who made India what it is today

Wrath of the Russians

Ukraine faces a grim security situation and a shortage of essential supplies. While the country appreciates President Zelenskyy’s leadership, many residents are fleeing to safety

Unite on Ukraine

Describing herself as a senior chief minister and the leader of a national party, Mamata Banerjee has extended her full support to the Narendra Modi government’s diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Moscow muddle

The people are now divided into two: one group wants victory over Ukraine, the other yearns for peace. But, both anticipate a decline in the standards of living

Ukraine needs regime change

MOST PEOPLE, including Russians, did not expect extensive military action in Ukraine. Russian authorities, however, realised that there has been a fundamental change in the situation, and not just in the Donbas region, but across Ukraine.

Satish Chandra Misra: Manifestos Are Fake; We Do What We Say

Interview - Satish Chandra Misra national general secretary of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Rajya Sabha member

The Election Mood In Ayodhya And Gorakhpur

In Ayodhya, even as the construction of the Ram Mandir picks pace, there is a touch of resentment against the BJP