India Today Magazine - April 21, 2025

In this issue

Highlights of India Today 21st April 2025 issue:

Steep American tariffs have upended India’s export outlook, hitting key sectors like engineering goods and auto components. Top experts weigh in on how Indian companies can convert the crisis into an opportunity. Also in the issue, a Rs 73,600 crore plan to ease traffic in Bengaluru, a deal to buy 156 attack helicopters and a Q&A with Kabir Bedi.

SECURING THE SKIES

In a landmark move to bolster India's aerial power, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a Rs 62,700 crore deal to acquire 156 'Made in India' Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

3 mins

HARD ROAD AHEAD FOR BABY

Mariam Alexander Baby, a soft-spoken and erudite veteran who once helmed Kerala's storied education policy as minister, has taken over as the new CPI(M) general secretary.

3 mins

A RECASTE SURVEY

The West Bengal government's decision to conduct a fresh survey to identify Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has reignited the debate over reservation policies, social justice and political strategy.

3 mins

A Tussle Over Transfers

Buoyed by the first assembly election in five years in 2024 and the hope of a return to statehood, Omar Abdullah has had a largely frictionless run as chief minister of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

3 mins

UNSAFE IN THE ABODE OF SAI

In the wee hours of the morning on February 3, two employees of the Saibaba temple trust in Shirdi, Subhash Ghode and Nitin Shejul, were attacked and killed at different locations while they were heading to work.

4 mins

TRUMPING TRUMP

Donald Trump is a walking, talking, known unknown-as everybody knows. His tariff war was always expected, but his blitzkrieg on the world order still took most of us by surprise.

10+ mins

HOW TO TRUMP TARIFFS

STEEP AMERICAN TARIFFS HAVE UPENDED INDIA'S EXPORT OUTLOOK, HITTING KEY SECTORS LIKE ENGINEERING GOODS AND AUTO COMPONENTS. CAN INDIAN COMPANIES CONVERT THE CRISIS INTO AN OPPORTUNITY?

10+ mins

BENGALURU BIDS TO GET OUT OF A JAM

THE GARDEN CITY'S IMAGE OF BEING PERENNIALLY STUCK IN TRAFFIC DESPERATELY NEEDS AN OVERHAUL, BUT WHETHER THE CONGRESS REGIME'S ₹73,600 CRORE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IS THE ANSWER IS UP FOR DEBATE

7 mins

A NEW HR HANDBOOK

At India Today HR Insights, experts shared actionable strategies on adapting to Gen Z needs and embracing Artificial Intelligence to future-proof workplaces

1 min

SMART AIDES WE LEAN ON

Combining voice recognition and generative AI, smart assistants have seduced millions of Indians with a wide variety of practical—and even emotional—help they offer. However, privacy concerns remain a serious worry

7 mins

ART HOUSE

Anita Dube's solo exhibition at Delhi's Vadehra Art Gallery makes nifty use of the gallery space to showcase her work

3 mins

RICH LEGACIES

A new art gallery in Mumbai aims to complete the narrative of South Asian art history, kicking off with a selection of Haku Shah's works

1 min

Dance of the Divine

Mudra, the NCPA's annual dance festival, is back in April, with some of India's best dancers interpreting the theme of 'aharya', the aesthetics of Indian classical dance

2 mins

PRISON DIARIES

Abhiroop Banerjee's first documentary, Beyond the Berlin Wall, featuring interviews with Stasi prisoners, has bagged a major award

1 min

MINEFIELD OF IDEAS

Being a lawyer, Gautam Bhatia is uniquely placed to address ideas at the intersection of politics and morality, as he does in The Sentence, his latest work of speculative fiction

1 min

REALITY CHECK

The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF is a must-read collection of dark tales lit by flashes of wry, sardonic humour

2 mins

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