In this issue

Exclusive interview with Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar.

Also read, how the Manipur government lost its grip on the state, resulting in chaos, and why the wrestlers' protest has reached a point of no return.

Free HEALTH supplement, too, with the latest issue now on stands.

Mystery of the affair of the sceptre

Lefties and libtards are miffed with the sceptre ceremony that marked the opening of the new Parliament House. They should read Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm. He wrote in 1983 about how invention of tradition is part of the growth of new nationalisms. We saw it happening.

2 mins

COURTING TROUBLE

Kashmir braces as NIA seeks the death penalty for Yasin Malik

5 mins

Majoritarianism in Manipur

While Manipur is no stranger to violence and ethnic clashes, the communal rioting seen this year is essentially the consequence of the majoritarian authoritarianism that characterises the BJP’s approach to “forced assimilation”.

2 mins

Valley vs the hills

The Biren Singh government failed to prevent the Manipur violence. It makes the job of restoring peace all the more difficult

5 mins

Long bout

The wrestlers have to win. Otherwise, even if he goes, some other Brijbhushan Singh would take his place

2 mins

Point of no return

This is the best chance for Indian sport to set up independent grievance redress mechanisms for its athletes

5 mins

It Was A Do-Or-Die Battle For Me

The serene morning at the Kumara Krupa Guest House, a heritage estate that overlooks the 18-hole golf course in the heart of Bengaluru, comes alive when Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar strides in greeting a throng of visitors. Clad in a spotless white kurta-pyjama with a black jacket, he takes the stairs to the first floor, sternly announcing that he needs some quiet time for the exclusive interaction with THE WEEK. He asks the bulky sofa to be moved away, picks a sleek leatherette chair and sits on it for the photo-shoot. His confidence and sense of purpose are evident.

10+ mins

CONNECTIVITY ISSUES

The Congress will have to iron out the initial bumps in its '5G’ promise way ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

4 mins

GLIMMER OF HOPE

As the Congress tries to replicate its Karnataka success in other states, it should keep in mind that the BJP has also learnt its lessons

2 mins

UNEASY PACT

Congress needs to develop the tenuous truce between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot into a working relationship

4 mins

Battle For The Heartland

An upbeat Congress looks to retain Chhattisgarh and eyes a comeback in Madhya Pradesh

4 mins

GAME PLAN

Winning the Karnataka assembly polls has given the Congress a template to improve its Lok Sabha tally from the state

3 mins

When the jungle comes to town

As human deaths from animal encounters rise, the Wildlife Protection Act is being criticised for making people more vulnerable

6 mins

LAST MAN STANDING

Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not win the presidential elections in Turkey, the opposition lost it

5 mins

THE INEVITABLE AUTHORITARIAN

If anything defines Erdogan's ideology, it is the pragmatism that he embraces in every crisis

5 mins

The promising land

A tribal activist in Madhya Pradesh gives away property worth crores of rupees to start a social experiment

4 mins

Speak up, my fellow Indians

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” says a minor character in Shakespeare’s iconic play Hamlet, expressing a sense that the affairs of the kingdom are no longer being ethically conducted, and that even the highest authority in the land is sullied by some moral turpitude. More than 400 years after Shakespeare wrote the play, citizens are so jaded that we are no longer surprised at any kind of abuse of power by government. We are too used to scams and the favourite response of the middle-class and educated Indians when critiquing politics is to quip, “All politicians are the same.” Or, “Politics is a dirty game.”

2 mins

GAL PALS TACKLE CRIME

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's latest heroine is a police officer as feisty as themselves

4 mins

PMO to UNSC

A calm, composed and unruffled diplomat stands up with elan in Centres of Power

2 mins

The truth about tanning

It is that time of the year when I turn into a fish. With temperatures in Mumbai, where I live, touching 40 degrees, and the city’s famous clammy humidity slapping you in the face, the only way to survive is underwater.

2 mins

SIZE MATTERS

A new type of car buyer is changing the rules in the Indian auto industry

6 mins

Start dialogue with wrestlers

I think Indians, irrespective of political leanings, were dismayed to see the country’s top wrestlers break down in tears, as they sat in a huddle by the riverbank, all set to immerse their medals in the Ganga river.

2 mins

WOUNDED HEALERS

The murder of a young doctor in a Kerala hospital highlights the systemic failure in keeping medical workers safe

10 mins

Sound check

An AI model that can diagnose cold from a person's voice can be a game-changer in remote areas

2 mins

DOUGHTY BEYOND DOUBT

A 17-year-old donates a part of her liver to save her dying father, becoming India's youngest living organ donor

10+ mins

Seeing off cancer

Aadharv was like any toddler-cheerful and playful. But then his mother Shanthamma, like any mother attuned to her child's needs, noticed him having trouble locating his toys. He would also ram into the walls and doors of his home in Kolar, some 65km from Bengaluru.

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