THE WEEK India Magazine - March 22, 2020
THE WEEK India Magazine - March 22, 2020
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In this issue
With Rahul Gandhi failing to bat for the youth in the party, Scindia's exit points to a larger battle within the Congress
DISTANT DIPLOMACY
Namaste is the flavour of the season, especially in Delhi’s diplomatic circles. The reason: Covid-19. Handshakes are avoided and diplomatic missions have issued guidelines to employees to avoid cheek kissing and to stay at home in case of a flu. At the International Womens’ Day celebration at the Dutch embassy, the deputy chief of mission, Anneke Adema, had the namaste down pat— each guest was greeted with one. Just for good measure, the embassy gave gifts to the attendees tiny wooden clogs and a small bottle of sanitiser.
2 mins
Caught in a loop
A mother awaits justice for her gang-raped daughter; two others pray for relief for their convicted sons... the prolonged wait of three families bound by a heinous crime.
6 mins
State of apathy
With promises made to Nirbhaya’s family unkept, her ancestral village lies neglected
5 mins
EXIT WOUND
MORE THAN THE POWER TUSSLE IN MADHYA PRADESH, IT WAS THE BREAKDOWN OF TRUST BETWEEN HIM AND RAHUL GANDHI THAT LED TO JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA’S EXIT. WITH THE OLD GUARD STILL CALLING THE SHOTS AND RAHUL BEING “UNRESPONSIVE”, A FEW MORE CONGRESS LEADERS MIGHT FOLLOW IN SCINDIA’S FOOTSTEPS.
7 mins
Leadership vacuum, not crisis
Democratically electing a full-time party president could help change public perception of the Congress
4 mins
Taking Gwalior
How a former banker and a royal relative persuaded Jyotiraditya Scindia to jump ship
4 mins
Rebel prince
Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and the high command are equally responsible for Scindia’s exit
5 mins
Tale of two heads
Two Lingayat mutts set the stage for a social revolution by naming a Muslim man and an OBC woman as pontiffs
5 mins
Rebalancing act
How to strategise your debt portfolio in the current economic scenario
2 mins
Eat, pray, dance
Author Elizabeth Gilbert on how to love and groove in these uncertain times
7 mins
Distilliing heritage
Meet the Goa-based entrepreneur who is reimagining everything from tequila to mahua
4 mins
At least a year until a vaccine is ready, but no guarantee
Dr Tom Frieden is former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department. He is currently president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global nonprofit working on preventing epidemics and cardiovascular diseases. On March 10, he wrote about the worst case scenario in Covid-19—it could kill up to 10 lakh people in the US. In an exclusive interview to THE WEEK, Frieden discussed how little experts know about the virus, the uncertainty of drug treatments and vaccines and how vulnerable the world is to such epidemics.
2 mins
THE WEEK India Magazine Description:
Publisher: Malayala Manorama
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
THE WEEK is an Indian English-language news magazine published by The Malayala Manorama Co. Pvt. Ltd. It was founded in 1982 and is the largest circulated English news magazine in India.
THE WEEK covers a wide range of topics, including politics, business, society, and culture. The magazine is known for its in-depth reporting and its balanced coverage of the news.
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