In this issue

Highlights of India Today 29th May 2017, issue: Three years after Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country, the cover story - NDA: Hits and Misses - looks at how things have changed in the government and how the Modi government has balanced the nation with respect to different aspects from agriculture to technolody sectors.

The Leisure package looks at Vedic martial arts and how both the sexes are making a place for themselves in the traditional art form. From Kalaripayattu to Silambam, the package also looks at the other martial arts forms and how yogic techniques are used in the art of the mace, which is slowly gaining popularity.

The Upfront package talks about China's OBOR (One Belt, One Road) plan which consists of a land belt of economic corridors to Europe and maritime silk route network of ports in southeast and South Asia. The package also talks about the Ransomware and cyber security and how WannaCry Ransomware has started a cyber war that is now challenging global cyber security.

The package also has a special story on the growth of IT sector and how the industry's growth has slowed down in the past few years. It also talks about how the increase in automation is a major threat to lower-end jobs that require minimal human interference.

The issue also comes with four free magazines: Woman, Simply Pune, Simply Punjabi, and Simply Chennai.

One Belt, One Foe

As a grim-faced Xi Jinping took the stage at the China National Convention Center on May 14, the Chinese president may have allowed himself a smile. Less than four years after he floated the idea of building ‘a new silk road’—similar initiatives by Europe, the US and Russia had largely fizzled out—here was Xi, being feted by 29 visiting world leaders, from Putin and Erdogan to Sharif and Wickremasinghe, as the new champion of globalisation.

3 mins

Where India Stands After 3 Years of Narendra Modi At The Reins?

As he completes three years at the helm, Narendra Modi is on the cusp of joining India’s pantheon of great leaders

10 mins

For This Government, There Is No Finish Line

Arguably India’s most powerful minister, ARUN JAITLEY speaks to Senior Editor Shweta Punj on the ‘success’ of demonetisation and the brand new New Delhi coming up under the Modi government.

2 mins

How The Indian Parliament Attack Allowed Bin Laden's Escape From Tora Bora

AL QAEDA SUPREMO OSAMA BIN LADEN MAY HAVE believed an unseen force was protecting him.

10 mins

Mountain Warrior

A former child soldier for the Maoists, 29-year-old Mira Rai was convinced she had no future when the Nepal army rejected her during the post-war integration of rebel troops.

2 mins

Unscripted Comeback

When we meet at her home, Manisha Koirala is still recovering from a late night wrap of The Kapil Sharma Show.

2 mins

Good Company

New ventures are addressing an age-old problem for those moving to Delhi on a small budget—a place to call home.

1 min

Chic Chaiwala

Four years ago, former graphic designer Jiten Suchede launched his first pop-up chai thela at a Delhi handicrafts mela—an ode to the fennel flavoured chai he remembered from his days as a student.

1 min

Sen(sibilities)

Aparna Sen, filmmaker and actor, on women, friendship,films and music.

1 min

When I Started Writing, I Feel Freed

Writer Diksha Basu has done it all. From working a corporate job to being in a feature film and being a restless traveller. Now, her second novel is on its way to becoming a TV series.

5 mins

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