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What we expected to happen in three years happened in three months

India-born Rajesh Subramaniam started his career in FedEx as an entry-level marketing analyst 29 years ago.

Testing times

Delhi’s foremost challenge would be phased withdrawal of security forces from and smooth conduct of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir

This will be the last phase of militancy or terrorism in J&K

Jitendra Sigh, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office

The doctor is out

Overworked and fearing infection, a growing number of doctors are not reporting for duty

The good doctor

As a child, Ajoy Mistry was thrashed and humiliated by his villagers. Today he is their saviour

Breaking holy ground

Despite muted criticism among seers, Ayodhya readies itself for a historic moment in the Ram temple saga

Sino-Indian tensions have not affected the situation on the Pakistan front

LIEUTENANT GENERAL:B.S. Raju, who heads the Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps (XV Corps), has been successful in tackling the twin challenges of infiltration operations along the Line of Control (LoC) and counterterror operations in the hinterlands. In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, the commander discussed the impact of Covid-19 on operations in the valley, the improvement in the security situation in south Kashmir and whether Pakistan is trying to take advantage of Sino-Indian tensions.

A complex equation

Playing Shakuntala Devi, says Vidya Balan, was about understanding the nuances of her multifaceted personality

365 since 370

A year ago the Centre struck down Jammu and Kashmir’s special status by abrogating articles 370 and 35A, and made it a Union territory. THE WEEK takes a look at how the region is coping, and hoping for better days

Confident Of Holding Elections During Pandemic

Very informed person Sunil Arora chief election commissioner

WE WERE THERE EVERYWHERE

Indians fought on every front in World War II —the deserts of North Africa, the plains of Europe, the isles in the Pacific, the plantations of Malaya, the jungles of Burma, and finally the hills of Imphal and Kohima. Their valour and resilience helped the Allies win some of the fiercest battles of the war. THE WEEK looks at India’s world war—a story that is now all but forgotten

Theatres of war

A snapshot of the major battles that the Indian Army fought

On a temple's trail

These young Telugu men went hunting for a long-lost temple during the lockdown

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