In this issue

How Vicky Kaushal has stepped up his pursuit of stardom. Exclusive interview, too. with the actor.



Also read, THE WEEK begins the Lok Sabha poll coverage with Elections 2024: Battleground State - Jammu and Kashmir. Interview with former CM Omar Abdullah, too.



Also, how India built its special AWACS plane.



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

Parties on Hiroo Onoda's island

Heard of Hiroo Onoda? Hiroo was one of the several thousand soldiers of Japan’s Imperial Army who were sent to fight on the scores of islands in the Pacific against the Allies in World War II. Their orders were to fight till death, and never to surrender.

2 mins

SAFFRON DREAMS IN PARADISE

If at least two of the three parties-the NC, the PDP and the Congress-are unable to stitch together an alliance, the BJP may get to implement its poll strategy in Kashmir

10 mins

I DON'T WANT TO FORM A GOVERNMENT WITH THE BJP

Omar Abdullah is arguably one of the most articulate politicians in India. A scion of the Abdullah family in Kashmir and a leader of the National Conference (NC), he has played various roles in politics, including a ministerial stint at the Centre and as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

6 mins

MAN OF MANOEUVRES

Chandrababu Naidu has, with tact and patience, stitched up an alliance to regain his lost influence

5 mins

PINCER MOVEMENT

Facing an existential struggle, the AAP and the Congress join hands to take on the BJP

4 mins

THE ART OF ARITHMETIC

The target of 400-plus seats for the National Democratic Alliance has the BJP on an alliance-making spree

6 mins

Modi modifying India

Ten years ago, a resounding electoral mandate ushered in the BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2 mins

A star is Sworn

From turning heads with impactful roles to playing heroes such as Udham Singh and Sam Manekshaw on screen, Vicky Kaushal has become one of the best actors of his generation. The next step, with bigger hits, could be stardom

10+ mins

I'm not at a stage where people come to theatres for me alone

I saw an interview of Aamir Khan some time back where he said, ‘If you want to judge the stardom of an actor, you do not track his most popular film, you track his weakest film.’

10+ mins

Saviour stranded

After the demolition of his house, the hero of Silkyara refuses to budge

4 mins

RISE OF THE PHOENIX

India's AWACS story is as thrilling and as mystifying as that of the mythical Greek bird that is believed to live a thousand years, burns itself into ashes, and is born again

10 mins

Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter and Aditya-L1 together make a great team to study the sun

When Apollo 11, the American spaceflight, first landed humans on the moon, nine month-old Nicky stirred in her crib at her family home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in England.

8 mins

Trump card: Musk

Match made in Hell!” That’s how liberal European media described the “political bromance” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the erratic, outspoken billionaire. In ideology and in temperament, chaotic Trump and quixotic Musk have common traits. Both despise wokeism, feminism, and LGBTQ activism.

2 mins

LORD OF THE FIRE

J. Robert Oppenheimer through the eyes of his biographer

5 mins

Small is big

The last thing the luxury business needed was the winner of the best actress award at the Oscars to go up to receive her statuette and say, “I think my dress is broken.” Emma Stone’s sartorial snafu was caused by none other than the mega brand she was wearing, Louis Vuitton.

2 mins

This American rematch lacks punch

In March 1971, I spent several hours in a dentist’s waiting room, dreading the impending torture of the drill. The only compensation were the handy American magazines, full of arguably the most anticipated sporting event in history—the Big Fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.

2 mins

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