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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
India Today
A GENERATIONAL LEAP
BRACING FOR A TRANSITION
THE FOREIGN FUNDS SQUEEZE
ON THE BLACK SCENT TRAIL
DELIMITATION DISTRESS
BRAHMIN QUOTA
Under Watch
TWO BIRDS…
ACTIVE DUTY
Saying it with silver
2022 HOPE SWINGS…
A QUARTET OF CHALLENGES • THE TRIALS THAT INDIA FACES IN 2022 REQUIRE AT THE HELM MODI THE STATESMAN RATHER THAN THE POLITICIAN
WILL 2022 BRING RELIEF FROM COVID? • OMICRON SHOWED US THAT NEW MUTANT COVID STRAINS ARE STILL EMERGING. SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NEED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CONTROL EFFORTS, SUPPORTED BY ENABLING POLICY IF WE ARE TO BEAT THE VIRUS
THE FIGHT FOR HINDU VALUES • HINDUISM’S GRAND, COMPLEX AND CEREBRAL LEGACY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ITS LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR BY HINDUTVA FANATICS. REAL HINDUS MUST STAND UP, FIGHT THIS DIVIDE
THE BALANCE BETWEEN PRIDE AND ANGER • THE CORE MISSION OF THE RSS, RE-ESTABLISHING THE CENTRALITY OF HINDU CULTURAL AND CIVILISATIONAL IDENTITY IN INDIA’S NATIONAL LIFE, HAS BECOME A REALITY. IN 2022, THE SANGH NEEDS TO CORRECT THE MISCONCEPTIONS ARISING OUT OF IT
THE TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN’… • THOUGH STRONG, THE GLOBAL RECOVERY REMAINS UNEVEN AND INCOMPLETE, AND 2022 BRINGS MANY NEW CHALLENGES
MORE SUPPLY, LOW DEMAND • WITH VACCINATION NUMBERS RISING, SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKS ARE LIKELY TO EASE, IMPROVING OUTPUT. THE CHALLENGE IN 2022 WILL BE TO KEEP DEMAND HIGH TO ALLOW INDIA TO RETURN TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC GROWTH PATH
GOA: SELF-RELIANCE FOR SUCCESS • Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sa want on Goa’s achievements as India’s smallest state celebrates the 60th anniversary of its liberation.
THE NEXT LABOUR REVOLUTION • THE FUTURE OF WORK RESTS ON USING TECHNOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE EMPLOYEES’ EXPERIENCE AT WORK
TIME TO REVITALISE THE ACT EAST POLICY • THE OMICRON THREAT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, THE EMBOLDENING OF TERROR GROUPS AFTER THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER IN AFGHANISTAN AND CHINA’S GEOPOLITICAL AMBITIONS SPELL UNFORESEEN CHALLENGES FOR INDIA
IN THE DRAGON’S FIRING LINE • CHINA’S INCREASING PENCHANT FOR ESCALATING CRISES AND LIVING WITH ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONSHIPS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS PROMISES A TURBULENT YEAR AHEAD FOR SOUTH ASIA, WITH INDIA AT THE HEART OF IT
CLEANING UP INDIA’S ENERGY SYSTEMS • IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIA’S REAL CHALLENGE WILL NOT BE BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ENSURING THAT EVEN THE POOREST CAN PAY THE COST OF THIS ‘CLEAN’ ENERGY
PUSH A NEW CROP OF REFORMS • THE FARMERS’ AGITATION AGAINST THE CONTENTIOUS FARM LAWS BROUGHT INDIAN AGRICULTURE TO THE CENTRE OF PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS. THE MOMENTUM FOR CRITICAL REFORMS SHOULD NOT BE LOST NOW
ORDER IN THE COURTS • THE JUDICIARY’S IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES INCLUDE REDUCING THE HUGE BACKLOG OF CASES IN THE LOWER COURTS, FILLING UP JUDGE VACANCIES AND STREAMLINING THE WORK OF TRIBUNALS. A LARGER CONCERN IS JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE ITSELF
THE FUTURE IS BROWN-ISH • THE INDIAN CAPACITY FOR ASSIMILATION WILL PLAY A HUGE PART IN HOW AND WHY INDIANS WILL SHAPE THE WORLD
ROOTING FOR TEAM INDIA •...