In this issue

Highlights of India Today –13th July 2020 issue: Our cover story 'Target China' examines China's deep linkages with the Indian economy. The package also includes experts' opinion on how to conduct our economic relationship with China.

The lead column delves into the government's three-pronged strategy to deal with China in the short run while avoiding a backlash.

Our editors also examine the implications for Chinese products that account for a substantial share of the Indian markets.

The issue also brings you the India Today State of the State (SOTS) districts awards that are based on a methodology founded on rigorous reporting and big data analysis of development parameters collected over a decade.

Liberties under Fire

On June 23, Safoora Zargar, 27, a research scholar at Jamia Millia Islamia University, finally secured bail after 70 odd days of incarceration in Tihar Jail for her alleged role as ‘key conspirator’ in the Delhi riots conspiracy case being investigated by the Delhi Police Special Cell. Zargar was vocal and visible during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Bill) protests that swept Delhi— with echoes all over India—after the controversial Act came into existence in December 2019.

4 mins

Can India Weaponise The $110 Billion Bilateral Trade With Its Aggressive Neighbour?

Can India use an economic offensive against China to persuade its aggressive neighbour to restore status quo ante on the border?

10+ mins

REWIRING THE CIRCUIT

Can India turn the growing anti-China sentiment globally into an opportunity for homegrown electronics?

6 mins

“WE WANT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS WHO'LL BE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE”

Against the backdrop of the Covid backlash against China and India’s quest for economic selfreliance, the Union electronics and IT ministry has unveiled wide-ranging incentives to encourage manufacturers of electronic goods and components to set up shop in the country. In an interview with Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa and Deputy Editor Shwweta Punj, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad paints his vision to turn India into a global electronics manufacturing hub and explains how this goal can be realised.

4 mins

THE LONG ROAD TO SELF-RELIANCE

India cannot end its reliance on China for automotive components overnight. An import ban would only choke supplies, raising costs for manufacturers and consumers. Needed: a long-term strategy to build domestic capacities

7 mins

LOSING THE THREAD

India’s textile sector has a long way to go before it achieves economies of scale to challenge China’s dominance in world markets

7 mins

A BITTER PILL

India lost the competitive edge in manufacturing APIs—the building blocks of medicine—to China over the past two decades. Regaining it will be a challenge

6 mins

DESI UNICORNS IN A DRAGON-HOLD

Chinese firms funded Indian start-ups when domestic sources failed to put in big money. It is not easy to scoff at their contribution or wish them away

3 mins

Time Runs Out For TikTok

India bans TikTok, but for some influencers, the platform was home

2 mins

Feeling the Hunger

Vikas Khanna’s #FoodIndia drive has delivered over 17 million meals to Indians on the brink of starvation. Coordinating efforts from his New York home, the chef says he’s just getting started

2 mins

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