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THE WEEK India
Parliament beyond the spotlight
s an unusually eventful year draws to a close, a development offers quiet reassurance about the health of our parliamentary processes. Amid frequent commentary on legislative disruption and partisan gridlock, I had the privilege of participating in a rare bipartisan exercise that has, thankfully, defied the prevailing circumstances.
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Uphaar to Goa: India's unlearned safety lessons
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Auld Lang Syne
It was the last week of December. The missus and I sat before the television, huddled around our rusty electric heater which fools the truly desperate into believing they are enjoying the warmth of an open fire. The music from our condominium clubhouse sounded discordant. Quite wisely, the missus and I had decided to give the New Year's Eve party a miss. We find the forced laughter and faux gaiety quite frustrating. The awkward chitchat with barely familiar neighbours is always tiresome.
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
EXCISE EXCESS
India's laws regulating the alcobev sector vary from state to state, and can confound both distillers and drinkers
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE SLABHEAD SAGA
My 'arranged marriage' with Harry Maguire
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Scots were bluffing that only Scotland could make good whisky
What are the factors that made Indian single malt whiskies work?
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
The temporal lobe
The temporal lobe is the part of the brain that stores music—not just the lyrics, but the emotional signatures glued to them.
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Our politics is organisation-driven now
SUKHVINDER SINGH SUKHU used to run a milk counter in Chhota Shimla, a pine-covered suburb of Shimla, to finance his studies. He started at the lowest rungs of the Congress and rose through the ranks to become chief minister two decades later. With the Congress now rewiring its organisation, he is betting on the party's revamped state machinery to retain power in the hill state. In an exclusive interview, Sukhu talks about his government's key challenges, the factionalism in the party, the friction with the Centre and the state's financials. Excerpts:
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Agatha Christie is bigger now than she has ever been
Q/ How was it growing up as the great grandson of Agatha Christie?
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
The rise and rise of India-made alcoholic beverages on the world stage is a testament to its innovators and the new-found confidence of the Indian customer
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Weapons of mass confusion
People in Purulia remember the night it rained arms and ammunition
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Bear necessities
Achala Moulik's The Thousand Years War: Russia and the West helps understand the raging conflict in Ukraine
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
The alchemy of drinking
Why the world's biggest liquor company is betting big on India
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE NEW HUB OF HISTORY
Young archaeologists uncover evidence that pushes the origins of Tamil civilisation further into antiquity, challenging assumptions
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Vulnerable in the Valley
As Omar Abdullah completes a year in power, he faces multiple challenges
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
Backyard bonanza
India is finally giving due recognition to its indigenous brews and spirits
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY
As Bangladesh enters another turbulent transition amid rising anti-India sentiment, New Delhi must revive its old playbook of substantive reengagement
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
DEATH BY INK
Fifty years after her passing, we solve the mystery of how Agatha Christie's life played into her books
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
The world of Bleach
THE WEEK published the story of Peter Bleach in its October 27, 1996 issue. Written by journalist-author Jon Stock, the exclusive article recounted the dramatic events surrounding the Purulia arms drop of December 17, 1995.
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
The Maria von Trapp in Rahul Gandhi
Remember the song of the Nonnberg Abbey nuns about the novice Maria in The Sound of Music? \"Out of focus and bemused\", \"unpredictable as weather\", \"as flighty as a feather\"... They had \"many a thing to tell her, many a thing she ought to understand. But how do you make her stay, and listen to all you say?... How do you keep a wave upon the sand\"? In short, \"How do you solve a problem like Maria?\"
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January 04, 2026
THE WEEK India
VOICE IN THE VOID
Asaduddin Owaisi has reshaped AIMIM into a nationally relevant force by combining strategic consolidation, targeted outreach and assertive minority representation at a time when the Congress has pulled back from direct Muslim advocacy
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
STRATEGISTS WITH A PURPOSE
Discord, disruption—the rise of Gen Z in the Indian subcontinent
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
If Trump shifts attention to services, there might be a lot of collateral damage
Q/ What is the long-term damage a few months of high US tariffs could do to the Indian economy?
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
OPEN SESAME
India is charting a course to become a global leader in deep-sea exploration
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
DUTY, FAITH AND THE UNIFORM
Lieutenant Kamalesan's dismissal is not an act of intolerance. It upholds Indian Army's deeper secular tradition, which gives every faith equal dignity and expects officers to honour the beliefs of the men they lead
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
DAMAGED GOODS
As Trump's tariffs are beginning to bite India's export sector, even a deal may not prevent the long-term damage
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
WILL THE LAW CATCH UP?
AI raises policy, legal and ethical concerns that legal systems around the world are only beginning to address
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
FATHER, FARTHER
A bitter leadership struggle within the Pattali Makkal Katchi exposes deep family wounds
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
TEMPLE OF TIME MACHINES
A vintage car museum near Mysuru takes visitors on a journey through India's automotive heritage
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December 28, 2025
THE WEEK India
JANE STILL REIGNS
The Jane Austen magic continues across cultures and continents
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