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India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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HOW TO SAVE LIVES

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

CONGRESS THROWS A TANTRUM

DIMINISHING RETURNS • Congress influence in state is waning

THE DADA VIGIL

Cultivating Ties

SETTING A FINE EXAMPLE

Eager Beaver

ONWARD & UPWARD • Expecting a change of fortune at the new year may be unrealistic, but with Covid vaccines at hand, the world may well be on the threshold of recovery and renewal. Top experts examine the big trends facing 2021 in politics, the economy, health, security, environment, entertainment and the new global order

FIVE LESSONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD • A LESS UNIPOLAR, INCREASINGLY DIGITAL, ACCELERATED WORLD AWAITS US ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PANDEMIC. BUT THE STRESSES OF CHANGE AND INCREASED INEQUALITIES WILL DEMAND A RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TOO

THE LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY • TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS, WHAT IS NEEDED IS AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO VACCINE DELIVERY, A FISCAL STIMULUS, MORE CREDIT AND LARGE-SCALE PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

THE MAKE OR BREAK YEAR • HOW NARENDRA MODI NEGOTIATES 2021 WILL DETERMINE WHETHER HE EMERGES AS A STATEMAN OR FINDS RE-ELECTION IN 2024 DIFFICULT. FOR THE OPPOSITION, IT MAY BE A LAST CHANCE TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER TO STOP THE MODI JUGGERNAUT

SUNNIER GROWTH WITH A CHANCE OF VOLATILITY • THE PANDEMIC WILL LEAVE SOME ECONOMIC SCARS GLOBALLY; GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND POLITY, OUR POLICYMAKERS MUST AVOID DOGMA AND REMAIN AGILE

THE PANDEMIC’S WAKE-UP CALL • WHILE INDIA’S PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH HELPED BATTLE COVID, IT NEEDS TO BOOST ITS SPENDING ON HEALTH, INCLUDING R&D, PRIORITISE KEY DISEASE THREATS, SET UP A PUBLIC HEALTH CADRE, STRENGTHEN CARE DELIVERY AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL AND USE TECH AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER

NO SILVER BULLETS FOR DEFENCE • THE CONVERGENCE OF CHALLENGES IN THE YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC MEANS NEW DELHI WILL NEED TO REASSESS ITS MILITARY MODERNISATION, REFOCUS BUDGETS AND ACCELERATE DEFENCE REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR OVER TWO DECADES

INDIA’S GREATEST OPPORTUNITY • THE “GREAT GAME” IN THE 21ST CENTURY IS AN ECONOMIC CONTEST. INDIA NEEDS TO OPEN UP TO GLOBAL COMPETITION—IT LEADS TO SHORT-TERM CREATIVE DESTRUCTION, BUT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC STRENGTH

A TIME FOR RESETS, A TIME FOR DIALOGUE • IN 2020, THE STREETS INTUITIVELY OWNED THE CONSTITUTION. IT IS NOW ALSO TIME FOR THE RULERS TO BE LIMITED BY IT

THE CURSE AND THE PROMISE • BE IT THE PANDEMIC OR CLIMATE CHANGE-INDUCED WEATHER DISASTERS, NATURE HAS SPOKEN. THERE IS NO TIME LEFT, WE NEED TO FIX WHAT IS BROKEN

DIGITAL DELIVERANCE • WHEN NORMAL MEDIA ACTIVITY CAME TO A HALT, A NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS AND CREATIVES TOOK OVER, BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL GROWTH COULD BE DESTROYED BY THOUGHTLESS REGULATION

THE BOOK CLUB • With most of 2020 spent in lockdown, many turned to the written word for various reasons—comfort, escape, knowledge, truth. INDIA TODAY brings you expert recommendations on the best 2020 had to offer

Be, Beget, Begone! • The many narratives inspired by a speck of RNA gone rogue

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