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BREAKING HINDUTVA BARRIERS BEYOND BOUNDARIES • Born into a family entrenched in political activism, with parents with a Left Ideology, Mr. Tummala Narendra Choudary’s destiny seemed preordained. However, his path took an unexpected turn as he ventured into the business world after completing his commerce degree. Little did he know that his journey would intertwine with social responsibility, eventually propelling him to become a Media tycoon impacting and touched lives in multiple ways. Mr. Narendra always had the leadership skills within him. He always believed, “Be the change you wish to see.”
FRIENDS IN NEED • THE PROMISE AND THE PITFALLS OF THE QUANTUM LEAP IN INDO-US TIES
THE BIG TAKEAWAYS • PROMISES AND PITFALLS
AN ENGINE TO POWER INDIA-US TIES • The MoU signed between GE and HAL to manufacture the sophisticated F414 jet engine in India for its LCA Tejas Mk2 through an 80 per cent transfer of technology marks an unprecedented turn in India-US strategic relations
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IN A WILFUL MUDDLE • The central bank’s latest circular on wilful defaulters creates more confusion than clarity, forcing many to ask if it was offering a window of escape to the likes of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi
WHY ARE OUR CHOPPERS CRASHING? • A long history of mishaps, ageing machines and poor maintenance, not to mention a dire need for more machines, explain why a series of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters have gone down
INDIA’S HELICOPTER FLEET • The various types of choppers—combat, transport, utility—that the Indian armed forces currently operate
MILES TO GO • An ambitious national alliance-building exercise to challenge PM Modi and the BJP in 2024 takes baby steps. But many contradictions still need ironing out
MAHA SCHISM • The Shinde-Fadnavis personal rivalry continues to test the ruling alliance, even as their respective parties battle for control of the political turf in Maharashtra
THE OTHER FLASHPOINTS • Eknath Shinde seeks an equal share of power, something the Maharashtra BJP is averse to grant him
MANN ON THE WARPATH • THE PUNJAB CM POSITIONS HIMSELF AS AN AGGRESSIVE LEADER BY PUSHING THROUGH THREE CONTENTIOUS BILLS. BUT HAS HE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW?
THE THREE BILLS OF CONTENTION • Key legislation passed during the special Punjab assembly session on June 19-20
Concrete Vs Jungle • The Supreme Court’s recent overturning of its ruling on Ecologically Sensitive Zones around protected areas may have left some locals relieved but could open the doors to new threats from unbridled construction
A TO Z OF THE ESZ • The laws...