In this issue

THE WEEK reports from Ayodhya: As the Ram Temple mania grips the nation, the BJP hopes it will help Narendra Modi secure a third term.



Also read, how China is using all its might to influence the outcome of the January 13 elections in Taiwan. THE WEEK reports from Taipei.



And, from artificial intelligence to trade agreements, a look at the events in 2024 that will determine how much India leaps ahead.



These and much more in the latest issue now on stands.

A universal adult festival

We Indians have more festivals than any other people.

2 mins

Hope and hopelessness

From the Élysée Palace, the citadel of power in the heart of Paris, King Jupiter, aka French President Emmanuel Macron, proclaims loftily: It is time to give citizens \"a sense of hope and an appetite for the future\".

2 mins

War By Other Means

With Xi Jinping focused on reunification at the earliest, China is trying aggressively to influence the outcome of the January 13 elections in Taiwan

10 mins

FOR THE PEOPLE

Standing on the frontline against expanding authoritarianism, Taiwan has continued to uphold democratic principles

3 mins

XI'S AMBITIONS HAVE SLOWED DOWN

As the world faces two major conflicts-the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war-Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is worried about the possibility of a third one, with China's constant threats against the island.

2 mins

COMMUNIST SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO TAIWAN

There is excitement in the Kuomintang party (KMT) about resuming dialogue with China and improving the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

2 mins

CHINA DEVELOPING TOOLS TO CONTROL FOREIGN SATELLITES

On December 12, representatives of India, the United States and Taiwan met in New Delhi, for closed-door discussions on the challenge of cyberattacks on democratic systems, as the three countries are holding general elections in 2024.

4 mins

Lord's Own Country

By keeping the Ram Mandir promise, and linking development with the revival of religious places, the BJP is taking a concrete step in reimagining India through a civilisational lens

8 mins

Pilgrims, progress

The money and effort that the Central and state governments have put into Ayodhya make it a city that cannot fail. That will not be allowed to fail

10+ mins

Even policemen removed their shirts to take part in the kar seva

Keshav Prasad Maurya joined the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh at 18. Starting from 1988, he held various organisational posts in the Vishva Hindu Parishad.

2 mins

Engineering a marvel

Science and faith played an equal role, says the team behind the construction of the Ram Mandir

4 mins

Devotees expect grandness in the home of God

What were the most prominent features of ancient Ayodhya?

3 mins

My most glorious task

Vinay Katiyar, a former Rajya Sabha member, founded the Bajrang Dal in 1984, after the government banned the Shri Ram Janki Rath Yatra.

2 mins

Bigger than freedom struggle

Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya, a former Lok Sabha member, was known as a hardcore Hindutva leader with unmatched oratorial skills.

2 mins

Connecting all Hindus

Sadhvi Rithambara is the founder and convener of the Durga Vahini, the Vishva Hindu Parishad's women's wing.

1 min

INDIA'S LEAP YEAR

From artificial intelligence to trade agreements, these events in 2024 will determine how much India leaps ahead

7 mins

Tilling together

Farmer-producer organisations could fix many problems that ail India's fragmented agriculture sector

4 mins

MY WORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT LOOKING AT THE SHADOWS

There are few writers that publishing pauses for; Jhumpa Lahiri is one of them.

7 mins

TALE WITH A FIZZ

Actor, producer, now writer-will the real Huma Qureshi please stand up?

2 mins

Swipe left

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi on physics, philosophy and films, and why he is an anti-Communist

4 mins

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