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THE WEEK India
Putting people first
It was February 2008. The aircraft settled on to the tarmac at Changi airport. As I stepped into the terminal, it felt like entering a meticulously organised world.
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Pope Francis wanted more women in Church leadership
WHEN THE COLLEGE of cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel for the third conclave in 20 years, they will face a complex question: should they choose a successor who will continue Pope Francis's vision, or chart a different course?
6 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
WHO'S WITH US?
Countries fighting terrorism and radicalism are quick to identify with India over Pahalgam
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
THE PAIN OF PASSION
Repeated strain injury is a gnawing concern among gym-goers
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Tire them out and hit them
Pahalgam has been avenged, partly. Only the knockout punch remains. It will be delivered at a time, spot and in a manner that India and its armed forces, or its other coercive arms, choose.
2 min |
May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
Hitting the JACK POT
A special jackfruit variety, planted by and named after his father, fetches S.S. Paramesha over ₹1 crore annually
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
GENERAL MISCHIEF
As his country faces failures on foreign, economic and military fronts, army chief General Asim Munir has resorted to the age-old tactic of raising tensions with India
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
WHAT ARE THE HEALTHIEST DRINKS FOR KIDS?
THE BEVERAGES CHILDREN consume are just as important as the food they eat. Many drinks marketed to kids, including sports drinks, juices and sodas, contain added sugars that can lead to dental cavities and are associated with long-term health risks such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
LOCKING AND LOADING
Escalation is imminent, and multiple arms of the government are on the task
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
ASSERTING POWER ON A GLOBAL SCALE
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to THE WEEK: India is preparing to meet multi-domain threats
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May 11, 2025
THE WEEK India
THE SHEPHERD'S SHIFT
How a nightclub bouncer became the bouncer of souls
7 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
Her time to shine
Indian women artists dazzle at Art Dubai 2025
4 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
DESIGNING A NEW DAWN
The dust has settled after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, and Bangladesh is in the process of a challenging political transition
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
Shocks pound Britain
Is Britain growing out of growth? Strange questions beget strange answers.
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
'Working funeral' in Vatican
Donald Trump tweeted, “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome.
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
A sage, his physics and friends
Ranjit Nair died on April 14. I felt bad and sad. Two days later, Nikku Madhusudhan, an India-born Cambridge physicist, announced he had found life on an exo-planet about 120 light years away. I told myself, I'm going to miss Nair.
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW BANGLADESH OUT OF THIS DISASTER
At 84, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is at the helm of a transitional government in Bangladesh—a country grappling with political upheaval, shattered institutions and the hopes of a restless generation.
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
Warfare rewired
THE WEEK DEFENCE CONCLAVE saw defence leaders and industry experts discuss India's roadmap to becoming a truly self-reliant, tech-driven military power
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
EVERYONE WANTS A FREE, FAIR AND INCLUSIVE ELECTION
Many leaders of the Awami League have still not come to terms with how they were thrown out of power by mass protests in July last year.
4 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
DISSECTING THE ATTACK
There is a reason why the terrorists chose Baisaran
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
MURDERS MOST FOUL
The deadliest terror attack in Kashmir since the Pulwama bombing is likely to harm both its economy and efforts to restore statehood
5 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
INDIA MUST RETHINK POLICY ON BANGLADESH
Muhammad Nahid Islam was the central coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, formed during the nationwide agitation against quota-based recruitment for government jobs in Bangladesh.
4 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
READING BETWEEN THE LENS
D. Manoj brings alive scenes from Malayalam classics through his photographs
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May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
DESTINY'S CHILD
The change in Bangladesh has given Tarique Rahman an opportunity
2 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
Our constant cycle of weddings
Let me tell you the story of a sprawling Indian joint family.
2 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
Dribbles of the reformer
Pope Francis reformed Vatican finances, promoted transparency, and built a Church closer to the poor
3 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
POWER SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED IN A PEACEFUL MANNER
Hawkers and rickshaw pullers crowd the congested lane that turns into a comparatively open stretch where the obscurely located office of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami functions quietly.
4 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
INDIA SHOULD BEHAVE LIKE A TRULY GENEROUS NEIGHBOUR
Struggles, sacrifices and repeated crackdowns have long defined the political landscape of Bangladesh.
5 min |
May 04, 2025
THE WEEK India
The WAY OF THE DRAGON
After escaping the Taliban, the 'Afghan Bruce Lee' dreams of making his country proud in Hollywood
7 min |
April 27, 2025
THE WEEK India
The tariff tactic
ON APRIL 9, the US administration reacted to the meltdown of financial markets, in the wake of President Donald Trump's April 2 executive order imposing sweeping tariffs, by pausing reciprocal country-specific hikes for 90 days, excluding China.
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