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A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEEPENS
THE TIES THAT BIND
How to Win Despite Losing
CHALLENGES AHEAD
A QUESTION OF METTLE AND ORE
THE GOA MOSAIC
THE BELEAGUERED DECACORN
ENVIRONMENT VS REALTY
GO111: A QUICK TAKE
A TIGER IN EVERY FORT?
Plane Ambition
THE GIFT OF REVIVAL • Launched in 2012, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) was set up to serve as an Indian hub for global financial services. It has seen steady support from the BJP government at the Centre since 2014, with the Union finance ministry frequently stepping in to support its growth. At its heart is the IFSC (International Financial Services Centre), a special economic zone with heavy sops, including no tax for 10 years and no GST on services received by or provided to firms or their international clients
NEW BFFS IN POLITICS
View to a Skill
THE TALE OF TWO MAURYAS
HINDUS & DON’TS
Unholi Dilemma
SUSTAINABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND PROSPERITY: UPrS ZEBA USHERS IN A NEW FARMING REVOLUTION
HARBHUSHAN PANDITA, 4 2
EXODUS THE TRUTH • Why did they flee? Who was responsible? Where are they now? What needs to be done?
A LITANY OF TROUBLES • The communal violence that led to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley had many causes—from violent insurgency and political miscalculations to malicious foreign actors and heavy-handed government reprisals
PRADEEP KAUL, 62 NANCY KAUL, 61
RAKESH BHAT, 43
TRACKING THE EXODUS
JYOTI TUTU, 57 RAJAJI TUTU, 59
VIJAY RAINA, 55
A BLOODY PAST COMES KNOCKING
“FORM A TRUTH COMMISSION AND HANG ME IF I AM FOUND GUILTY” • Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files portrays the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah in a bad light, without naming him. A deeply upset and angered Abdullah spoke to Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa about his version of events, the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley and the closure the community needs. Excerpts from the interview:
Breaking the Gandhian Knot • The poll debacle stirs calls for change in the Congress. The rebels and others want unbiased organisational elections and an ‘accountable leadership’. Will the Gandhis give way?
CONGRESS WAR ROOMS
THE LESSONS OF LOSS • The BJP’s win has emboldened voices in their own parties against Akhilesh Yadav, Jayant Chaudhary and Priyanka Gandhi, signalling the urgency of thinking anew
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IS A FOURTH WAVE COMING? • The third wave of Covid infections might have ended with minimal impact, but doctors warn against complacency. A fourth wave is inevitable, the experts say
A GLOBAL RISE • Around the world, both Covid cases and deaths are increasing
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WHAT AILS OUR MED ED? • PROFESSIONALLY STRANDED MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM UKRAINE EXPOSE THE LARGER CRISIS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA WHERE LIMITED SEATS, INTENSE...