In this issue

THE WEEK takes you through the story of the making of Indian Navy's first indigenous aircraft carrier - INS Vikrant.
Also, an exclusive interview with Taiwanese diplomat Mumin Chen, and why Messi has an edge over Ronaldo at Qatar 2022.
These, and much more, in the latest issue now on stands.

China Became Aggressive, Powerful Under XI

Mumin Chen, the deputy representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Delhi and professor of international politics at National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, was the first Taiwanese national to visit Tawang, when he travelled to the border district in Arunachal Pradesh in 2012. It took him three years to get the clearance and the visit was for academic purposes. But it was of great importance for Chen as Tawang is a symbol of the victory of democracy over Chinese aggression. At the moment, his countrymen are experiencing the wrath of the dragon, after the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island nation. He is worried that it would get worse, citing how Russia attacked Ukraine when everyone thought it would not.

6 mins

BERTH PANGS

The nature of the cabinet expansion and the initial policy decisions of the Shinde government indicate that coalition partner BJP has the upper hand in Maharashtra

5 mins

Tough job

The primary concern for Nitish and Tejashwi will be creating jobs. If they fail, this will also be the BJP’s main weapon

6 mins

A case of nagging cuffs

High-profile arrests by the ED and the CBI harrow the Trinamool Congress

4 mins

SHE SHALL RULE THE WAVES

A CARRIER NOT ONLY DOMINATES THE WATERS AND THE SKIES AROUND, BUT ALSO PROJECTS POWER DEEP INTO THE COAST

5 mins

TRIUMPH OF TOGETHERNESS

After delivering India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, Cochin Shipyard is raring to build another

8 mins

We need three aircraft carriers

WITH INS VIKRANT joining the fleet, most likely on the western sea board, the Indian Navy would again be having two carriers, just as it did when it had the old Vikrant and Viraat together in the eighties.

4 mins

Aircraft carriers will deter China

IN THE NEXT fortnight or so, we will witness the commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier, Vikrant—the first to be designed and built in our country. This is surely a red-letter day for all Indians, in general, and the people in whites, in particular.

4 mins

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