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THE WEEK India
FROM MADRAS TO MENLO PARK
The East India Company's trading triumphs paved the way for the British empire. Today, Big Tech is carving the world into digital colonies for the US and China. Can India break free?
10+ min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
Getting around Trump
India must respond with diplomacy, market diversification and urgent domestic reforms to counter the US tariff hikes
4 min |
August 24, 2025
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THE VANISHING ELECTORATE
Procedural gaps have made the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision vulnerable to being labelled as disenfranchisement by design
4 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
EC's affidavit demand has no legal basis
THE ELECTION COMMISSION has asked Rahul Gandhi to submit an affidavit to substantiate his allegations regarding the manipulation of electoral rolls. This demand has no legal basis. There is no provision in The Representation of the People Act, 1950, nor in any other law that compels a citizen to file an affidavit to the EC in support of a claim about electoral irregularities.
2 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
The seat that counts
Mahadevapura has become a symbol of the fight over the integrity of elections
4 min |
August 24, 2025
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Aggression leads me to victories
Interview Divya Deshmukh FIDE Women's World Cup winner
5 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
TOURISM SET TO BECOME A MAJOR JOB CREATOR IN ASSAM
INTERVIEW Ranjeet Kumar Dass, tourism minister, Assam
3 min |
August 24, 2025
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STARTUP WITH A SOUL
India is getting older and lonelier, and that is where The Goodfellows come in, pairing youngsters with senior citizens and offering them comfort, care and company
3 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
Rattled referee
If the Election Commission cannot recalibrate, the INDIA bloc could turn the 'vote theft' controversy into a broader referendum on the poll body's credibility
4 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
MIGRANT MIGRAINE
Amid fears of migrant labourers being added to Tamil Nadu's electoral rolls, a labour department survey is said to be under way to assess the numbers
4 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
STARTUP WITH A SOUL
India is getting older and lonelier, and that is where The Goodfellows come in, pairing youngsters with senior citizens and offering them comfort, care and company
7 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
Lost sparkle
Surat's diamond industry was already struggling; the US tariff hike could deal a devastating blow
5 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
EC's PR disaster
Our Election Commission had been put in the dock by our united opposition (300 plus MPs marching to the EC's door) and I am mystified by how badly it is handling the crisis. Like, why so defensive and skittish?
2 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
Skyward shift
Flying taxis are a realistic, scalable solution to traffic woes
4 min |
August 24, 2025
THE WEEK India
PARTY POOPERS
While the battle for Bihar will largely be fought between the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan, smaller caste-based parties and Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj might prove a headache for them
10+ min |
August 17, 2025
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REDESIGNING INDIAN EDUCATION
For world-class education, India needs to harness the power of value-based learning and AI
10+ min |
August 17, 2025
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Violin for the soul
How the purist violinist R.K. Shriramkumar absorbed music from the gentle M.S. Subbulakshmi and collaborated with the fiery T.M. Krishna
4 min |
August 17, 2025
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Steely resolve
Gadchiroli, long associated with Naxal violence, is scripting a new story of resilience, revival and responsible growth
3 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
Simplifying income tax regime
India's Income Tax Act, 1961, is arguably among the most complex pieces of legislation in a country once known for its maze of Kafkaesque laws. Though enacted 14 years after independence, it extended the colonial legacy of antiquated, verbose language—full of ifs, buts and caveats—that made it nearly impossible to decipher, even for experts with decades of experience.
2 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
The 12th nerve
As a neurosurgeon, I have often found that the human body, in all its intricate glory, sometimes presents us with puzzles that even Sherlock Holmes would struggle to solve. And there are those cases that aren’t so much puzzles as they are... cruel cosmic jokes.
3 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
HOT SPORT
More than just a game, pickleball has become a social movement in India
4 min |
August 17, 2025
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There is no caste-centric politics in Bihar
The Jan Suraaj is not owned by me or any other individual.
7 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
Oil in Pak? Dig for gold
Donald Trump is mad at India. For reasons galore. We laughed at his claim to have stopped our war with Pakistan; we didn’t nominate him for a Nobel; we are haggling with him over tariffs; we aren't buying his F-35; we do business with Iran; we buy his enemy's oil. Finally, a frustrated Trump said, “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care.”
2 min |
August 17, 2025
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PASSING THE ENGLISH TEST
A report card of Shubman Gill's young team in his first series as captain
4 min |
August 17, 2025
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When JRD met Lakshmi
Lunch can wait... please don't hurry... are you hungry?\"
2 min |
August 17, 2025
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Dr W.H. Atsapp MD, MRCP
Kaff! Kaff! Kaff!' I coughed. Then I tried my raspy cough. 'Khak! Khak! Khak!' It sounded good; but would it be good enough? So, I attempted a deeper cough. 'Khoff? Khoff!'
3 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
Delayed and denied
Both the Malegaon and Mumbai blast cases fell apart in court. What does it say about India's justice system?
6 min |
August 17, 2025
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Doing more for our doctors
There was a moment in a recent Instagram reel that stayed with me. A young medical graduate stood quietly as a room broke into applause. The caption read—Not just a uniform. A crown of thorns. Those words captured something profound, as to be a doctor in India is to carry the weight of responsibility, service, and quiet sacrifice.
2 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
WE PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Maharashtra's tourism potential is vast—ranging from beaches and heritage sites to wildlife reserves. In an interview, the state's tourism secretary Atul Patne, explains what makes his state a unique travel destination. Excerpts from an interview:
3 min |
August 17, 2025
THE WEEK India
Hope on the horizon
A year after mass protests ousted Sheikh Hasina's government, Bangladesh's interim regime sets a timeline for democratic transition
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