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THE WEEK India
BORDER ON EDGE
Fear looms large in villages along the LoC
4 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
Art city
From cloistered galleries and museums, the inaugural edition of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial took art to the people
3 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
BREWING TROUBLE
Darjeeling tea faces existential crisis over looming threats from climate change, labour dissatisfaction and unrest over land rights
10 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
The summers of our discontent
It's as if 17 years have not passed: I recall clearly the day when I first drove up Israel's Route 1 from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem past fragrant forests of pine, almond and olive.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
REVENGE SERVED HOT
India avenged the Pahalgam attack with Operation Sindoor, striking key terror hubs in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and deep inside Pakistan. The mission fused military precision with civil defence, economic pressure, and diplomatic assertiveness, delivering a decisive blow to Pakistan's military-terrorist nexus. However, the threat of a full-fledged war looms large
10+ min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
A NEW WAY OF FIGHTING
India worked out a purely stand-off strike mission doctrine, the first step towards the way wars will go in future
4 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
Time to back down
Operation Sindoor is effective branding. It pays homage to the lives and the grieving wives of the 26 blameless civilian men we lost, thus reminding the world, every time the operation is mentioned, that our action was purely retributive, and it also puns neatly on Sindhu, our shared river and our shared heritage, and the treaty we have currently put in abeyance.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
THE INVISIBLE ENEMY
India urgently needs to ensure that its critical infrastructure—from power grids to defence networks—is not vulnerable to coordinated digital attacks
2 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
THE DEVIL'S ALTERNATIVE
Pakistan army chief seems to have limited options to deal with the ongoing crisis
3 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
ROAD RAGE
A new expressway project has farmers across Maharashtra up in arms
4 min |
May 18, 2025
THE WEEK India
SHOULD NEW MOMS EXERCISE?
New moms should try to incorporate at least two hours of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise each week during the first three months after childbirth, according to new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Tuning in
V.K. Vinod Nair wants to apply a holistic approach not just to individual health but to society as a whole
4 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
ANTIDEPRESSANTS MAY ACCELERATE COGNITIVE DECLINE IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS
ANTIDEPRESSANTS are often prescribed to dementia patients to relieve symptoms such as anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleep disorders. However, a Swedish study published in BMC Medicine finds that a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can speed up cognitive decline in dementia patients.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
PLAY THE LONG GAME
India should combine firmness against external threats with compassion and foresight in Kashmir to lay the foundations for a secure, resilient country
6 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Pilgrim's progress
Smell of flowers in the air, shuffle of pilgrims' feet, sweat of bodies under the Roman sun—witnessing Pope Francis's final journey
4 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
The state of play on the India-China border will have a major implication on the assistance that China can give to Pakistan
3 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
TWO DRUG COMBO CAN SIGNIFICANTLY CUT RISK OF HEART ATTACK, STROKE
A STUDY PUBLISHED IN MAYO CLINIC Proceedings suggests that combining two cholesterollowering drugs could prevent thousands of deaths annually from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
PERIL IN PARADISE
The tragedy has shattered Pahalgam's spirit, plunging the tourism industry into deep uncertainty
4 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
THE TRANSFORMATION
Former chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force speak about India's military preparedness and challenges
6 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
food 10 myths, debunked
In a country as culturally rich and diverse as India, food is more than just sustenance—it is tradition, identity and emotion. However, along with time-honoured culinary practices, many misconceptions about diet and nutrition have also taken root.
3 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Lake of magic
The laws of existence were shattered during illusionist Rob Lake’s first performance in India
4 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Privates message
Efficient communication with both children and parents is key while tackling urological disorders
7 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
RESTORING LOST GLORY
Most Chettinad mansions in south Tamil Nadu are mere shadows of their magnificent past. A handful of Chettiars are trying to revive them
4 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Omar Abdullah-no 'playboy politician'
Curse be upon me if I ask for statehood now,” said a visibly moved Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, responding to the dastardly terrorist attack on innocents in Pahalgam that claimed 26 innocent lives.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES LINKED TO HIGHER HEART RISKS
A LARGE DANISH STUDY published in The BMJ has found that certain hormonal contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack.
1 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
The fifth nerve
Doctor, it is like a tiny gremlin tap dancing on my face!” exclaimed Mrs Sharma, a vivacious woman in her late 40s, who, despite her current predicament, still managed to accessorise her pain with a rather stylish scarf. “And not just any tap dancing,” she continued, her voice rising in pitch, “but the kind with those steel-tipped shoes! The ones that make you want to hide under the table!”
2 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
'FORTRESS INDIA' NOW ONLINE
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches Fortress India, a microsite of THE WEEK, dedicated to defence reporting
1 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
It's not cricket
As I picked up the car keys, I made the mistake of telling my wife that I was going to the neighbourhood liquor shop for some beer.
3 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
STATUS QUO
Terror attack put restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood on hold
2 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
COMMON SUGAR SUBSTITUTE MAY BOOST APPETITE, HUNGER
SUCRALOSE, A WIDELY USED SUGAR substitute and the main sweetener in Splenda, may alter brain activity related to hunger and actually increase appetite and feelings of hunger, especially in people with obesity.
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