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Highlights of India Today 23rd January 2023 issue:-A galaxy of experts forecast what the year 2023 has in store for India; a cover feature by India Today magazine.

PERIL IN THE HILLS

The thought that Joshimath is crumbling under its own weight will make a variety of travellers feel as if a cherished part of the earth is giving way under their feet.

4 mins

THE JAIN THRESHOLD

The last few days of 2022 saw the usually reticent Jain community taking to the roads in protest in many cities of north India.

3 mins

Tribal Vs Tribal

South Chhattisgarh, often in the news for Left-wing extremism linked violence, has been rocked by a series of communal incidents in the past three weeks.

3 mins

THE DALIT OUTREACH

Desperate times, they say, call for desperate measures. With the upcoming civic elections becoming a prestige fight and deemed the penultimate battle before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the two rival Shiv Sena factions are outdoing each other to woo Dalit groups.

4 mins

MAKEOVER OF THE MANDAL CITADEL

On January 5, when Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge kickstarted the Bihar version of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Banka, the man who arranged the logistics, and then walked beside him, was state party president Akhilesh Prasad Singh.

3 mins

HIGH GROWTH WILL BE A TOUGH ASK

INDIA'S GROWTH IN FY23-24 WILL SLOW AND THE TEMPTATION TO EASE FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES IN RESPONSE WILL BE HIGH. BUT GOOD MACRO MANAGEMENT REQUIRES KNOWING WHEN TO SAY NO

4 mins

Can India Be The Vishwaguru?

War and peace result from political choices. As the Ukraine war inches towards a year, here are three possible scenarios of its future course

4 mins

THREE CHALLENGES AND AN OPPORTUNITY

IN A WORLD IN TRANSITION, INDIA HAS THE CHANCE TO RESHAPE AN ORDER MORE FAVOURABLE TO ITS ASPIRATIONS THAN THE PREVIOUS ONES

4 mins

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINESE ANTAGONISM

INDIA MUST FACE UP TO CHINA'S UNABATED HOSTILITY TOWARDS IT. FACTS SUGGEST XI JINPING HAS MADE A CHOICE AND IS PLANNING FURTHER MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST INDIA

4 mins

INDIA CAN EMERGE AS A THIRD POLE

THE DAYS OF A UNIPOLAR WORLD ORDER ARE OVER, AND WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A GENUINELY MULTILATERAL ONE. INDIA HAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PROJECT ITSELF AS A TRULY INDEPENDENT GLOBAL POWER

5 mins

OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE THE TURMOIL

THOUGH US HAS NOT PUSHED BACK RESOLUTELY ON INDIA'S POLICY ON THE UKRAINE WAR BECAUSE OF CONVERGENT INTERESTS ON CHINA, ITS DISCOMFORT IS ALL TOO REAL

5 mins

MODI'S BIG ELECTORAL HURDLES

FOR THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE BJP, THE NINE STATE ELECTIONS WILL BE THE SEMIFINALS FOR THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION; FOR THE CONGRESS, ITS LAST CHANCE TO REVIVE

5 mins

Don't Lose Sight Of Blockchain

Cryptocurrencies may have lost their sheen in 2022, but the blockchain technology that powers them still holds a lot of potential for our future

6 mins

PITFALLS OF THE DIGITAL BATTLEGROUND

THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS NATION IN 2023 IS ONLINE. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ALONG WITH SMARTPHONES, MOBILE PAYMENTS AND AADHAAR WILL MAKE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CITIZENS BUT RAISE THEIR VULNERABILITY TO CYBER ATTACKS, DATA THEFT, ONLINE CRIME AND INTERNET SHUTDOWNS

7 mins

LIGHTS, CAMERA, INDIA

INDIA’S MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS GOING THROUGH A MULTI-LAYERED TRANSFORMATION, WITH A LOT HAPPENING AT ONCE. THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND WILL ALLOW GROWTH ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS

5 mins

CASH IN ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE

IN 2023, INDIA WILL OVERTAKE CHINA TO BECOME THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. THIS DEMOGRAPHIC TRAJECTORY COULD CHANGE INDIA’S GLOBAL STATUS AND WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL DYNAMICS WITHIN THE COUNTRY

4 mins

WHY INDIA SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE, NOT EXHORTATION

INDIA CANNOT BRING ABOUT A CHANGE OVERNIGHT, BUT IT CAN REORIENT ITS DEVELOPMENT ON AN ECOLOGICALLY MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH VIA A LONG-TERM STRATEGY WITH CLEAR INTERMEDIATE MILESTONES

6 mins

HOW 2023 COULD BE THE YEAR OF THE EV

THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH IN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SEGMENT IS MINDBOGGLING. BUT THE REVOLUTION IS CONFINED TO TWO-WHEELERS FOR NOW

7 mins

Learn From The Lessons The Pandemic Taught Us

The Global Scientific And Public Health Community Must Work Together, Taking A Holistic View Of Health. For, The Question Is Not If, But When, Another Pandemic Will Occur

6 mins

TIME TO BUILD AN EFFICIENT HEALTH SYSTEM

THOUGH THE THREAT FROM THE SARS-CoV2 VIRUS IS BY NO MEANS OVER, INDIA’S HEALTH SYSTEMS CANNOT BE OVERCOMMITTED TO A SINGLE DISEASE

4 mins

THE NEW MECCA OF HOCKEY

LED BY CHIEF MINISTER NAVEEN PATNAIK, ODISHA IS NOW THE NERVE CENTRE OF INDIAN HOCKEY. AS THE MEN’S WORLD CUP KICKS OFF IN BHUBANESWAR AND ROURKELA, A LOOK AT SUNDARGARH DISTRICT REVEALS THE DEPTHS OF PASSION THAT THE GAME SUMMONS UP

9 mins

THE GREAT INDIAN THRILLER

Deepti Kapoor's new book snakes through Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Goa, weaving a heady tale that is already slated for a visual adaptation

3 mins

Anatomy of a Crime

Nilanjana Roy's new book is more than a crime saga-it pushes readers to know the characters intimately and without judgement

2 mins

LABOUR OF LOVE

Devashish Makhija's Joram, which premieres at the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year and stars Manoj Bajpayee, is a culmination of years of commitment and patience

2 mins

A Tragedy Retold

Prashant Nair's latest Netflix series, Trial By Fire, is a bold recap of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire and a grieving couple's struggle for justice

2 mins

DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW

Against all odds, Bhavani T.N. is scripting history for India and herself in cross-country skiing

2 mins

Coming Into His Own

For H.S. Prannoy, 2022 was a standout year. Going ahead, the World No. 8 shuttler eyes more podium finishes

2 mins

STRIKING THE RIGHT NOTES

Tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh on receiving the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, his fusion music and movie scores

1 min

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