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THE WEEK India
MAJOR CHALLENGE IS AVAILABILITY OF PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Q/ With high-tech weapons changing modern warfare, which are the focus areas of research at DRDO?
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June 15, 2025
THE WEEK India
The transformation of Alia Bhatt
An unusual suspect saved the uber-glamorous Festival de Cannes red carpet from being a farcical circus filled with ridiculous clothes instead of world-class couture. And that saviour was Alia Bhatt. The actor is known for many things—her immense histrionic talent, her blockbusters, her growing popularity. But her fashion game? Sorry.
2 min |
June 15, 2025
THE WEEK India
Pink turns sour
Sometimes, living in Bengaluru makes me pathetically homesick for the north, so I readily agreed to lead a writer's workshop in Jaipur.
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June 15, 2025
THE WEEK India
THERE'S A BUZZ IN THE AIR
ACROSS THE WORLD, MILITARIES ARE GRAPPLING TO FIGHT THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CHALLENGE
10 min |
June 15, 2025
THE WEEK India
When India spoke in one voice
Let me first offer my heartfelt tribute to the brave men and women of our armed forces.
2 min |
June 15, 2025
THE WEEK India
Where Silence Speaks
Barzani National Memorial Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan offers a deeply personal glimpse into Kurdish resilience, memory and identity
5 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
SEEDS OF SORROW
Lack of structural reforms, institutional support and political will are driving farmers to suicide
7 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
The seventh nerve
Hema flew down from Srinagar to see me. She was drop-dead gorgeous: flawless skin, impeccably symmetrical eyebrows, expressive dark brown eyes, and long healthy eyelashes. Her nose looked as if it was sculpted by Michelangelo. Her cheekbones and jaw-line would make an anatomist gaze in wonder. She had bouncy burgundy hair reminiscent of Dimple Kapadia's in her youth.
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June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Hold your fire, jingo
“IN PEACE, SONS bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons,” said Herodotus 2,500 years ago.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Red storm receding
The collapse of the CPI(Maoist) command structure offers a rare opportunity for the authorities to finish off the insurgency in the red corridor and broaden development work
4 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Beyond the bumps and Trump
It is no smooth sailing for India-US trade talks, but both governments are pushing to meet the deadline
8 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
No area is now safe for Naxals
Behind the recent killing of CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju in Chhattisgarh is the lesser known District Reserve Guard (DRG), the anti-Naxal arm of the state police that includes ex-Maoists.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Field marshals and failed marshals
Politicians generally distrust war-winning generals. In Pakistan, they distrust war-losing generals.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Pakistan's deep state
There is an invisible clique that ensures that certain ideas and issues are never compromised. Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College in London, and author of the acclaimed Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, gives her views on this invisible entity
3 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Marshal law
How Asim Munir has Pakistan in an economic and military stranglehold
9 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
17 STRIDE TO THE FUTURE
AS THE NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY BUILDS A NARRATIVE OF SOCIETAL CHANGE BY BREAKING ENTRENCHED GENDER NORMS, HERE IS HOW IT PREPARED A HISTORIC BATCH OF WOMEN CADETS FOR A LIFE IN THE ARMED FORCES
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June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Kid you not
Indian writers of today are exploring bold and diverse themes for their young readers
7 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
A precious problem
There are defining moments in the lives of nations—like wars, famine and revolutions. There are similar moments in the lives of individuals and families—like the birth of a child, a wedding or moving to a small house after retirement. For the missus and me, the last shift to a modest three-bedroom apartment was indeed a reality check.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Cast in stone
In Bihar, caste is not merely a relic of the past, but a force negotiating the present and shaping the future
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June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
We shall continue to be ruthless in our resolve to end Naxalism
Gyanendra Pratap Singh, director general of Central Reserve Police Force, has led operations that helped defang the United Liberation Front of Asom in the northeast and crack down on terror financing in Jammu and Kashmir. Now tasked with wiping out remnants of Naxal forces by next year, Singh says interstate coordination is proving to be crucial in ending the red menace. Excerpts from an interview:
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June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
What lies beneath
On a Sunday afternoon, a sea of fans donned in orange “Merci Rafa” shirts gathered to honour Rafael Nadal as he made his final appearance on the clay court.
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June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Cannes, the French Kumbh
Given the staggering presence of desis on the red carpet at the world's most prestigious and glamorous film festival, it is fair to ask: has quality Indian cinema suddenly exploded on the international scene?
2 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
Another last chance
With a favourable caste equation and rising nationalist sentiment, Nitish Kumar eyes yet another term, even as murmurs of transition grow louder
5 min |
June 08, 2025
THE WEEK India
DAD'S DEPRESSION LINKED TO BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN KIDS
Children whose fathers have depression that is undiagnosed or unaddressed are more likely to exhibit social and behavioural problems.
9 min |
June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
Realms of reverie
The many worlds of Gulammohammed Sheikh
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June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
Brands' equity
Reliance’s retail play is supercharged by the labels it owns and has partnered with
6 min |
June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
WHY PHYSIOLOGY MATTERS
Cancer is an abnormal proliferation of cells.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
Empirical faith
While the Catholic Church was a patron of learning, its relationship with science was complex and at times adversarial.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
Bharat Dynamics Limited EXPANDING HORIZONS
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a premier government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, was established in 1970 in Hyderabad, India, to be the manufacturing base for guided missile systems and allied equipment for the Indian Armed Forces.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
THE WEEK India
Donald Trump's 'Audacity'
The most powerful man in the world is also among the least original. President Donald Trump projects himself as a business genius, a brilliant billionaire and nifty negotiator.
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