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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visualised India to emerge as a developed nation by 2020. THE WEEK explores India's journey so far

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A Xanadu in new New Delhi

Like Kubla Khan who decreed a pleasure dome in Xanadu, Narendra Modi is decreeing a power dome in Delhi—a brand new capital complex inspired, in all probability, by ancient Indian architecture. Coleridge’s Xanadu was in an opium-induced daydream; Modi’s will be in optimum-spaced Delhi—a steel-and-concrete capital.

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NO GAINS BY REPEATING TARGETS THAT ARE NOT CREDIBLE

There have been mixed reactions to the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Economic experts, market analysts and the people have all spoken about both hits and misses.

7 mins

Every city needs an AAP

For a chief minister who does not have even the powers of a mayor of most western cities, the head of Delhi’s local government gets a lot of national attention.

2 mins

United, fragmented

On Brexit day, THE WEEK landed in London to gauge the mood of the people. While there is cheer over taking back control from the European Union, there is also fear over what the future holds for Britain.

6 mins

Homing in on Delhi

After stepping aside as party president, Amit Shah is going all out to win Delhi, a state that had eluded him during his highly successful tenure.

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THE PRESIDENT'S VISION

WHAT COULD BE ‘NEW’ ABOUT THE ‘NEW INDIA’ THAT BREAKS AWAY FROM CLICHÉS AND EUPHEMISMS.

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The school of protests

I went to Paris in May 1968 to be part of the student uprising that startled the world.

3 mins

THE WILD CHILD OF POP

Billie Eilish’s music perfectly captures the existential angst and anxieties of her generation

5 mins

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