Our man in space, again
THE APRIL 8, 1984, issue of THE WEEK has Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma (later wing
By Philip Mathew June 22, 2025
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- Dr Mazda Turel
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- Barkha Dutt
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- Bibek Debroy
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Guest Column
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Case for coalitions
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Innovate and collaborate
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Block buster
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The invisible pandemic
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Patch work
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Growing up without godfathers
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Fighting it together
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Philip Mathew
Of spiders, drones and leopards
IN MY YOUNGER DAYS, a drone denoted a male bee without a stinger. He had a cushy
By Philip Mathew June 15, 2025
Marching into history
LASTING CHANGE OFTEN comes without fanfare. Like a running stream cutting into rock,
By Philip Mathew June 08, 2025
Centre recovered Rs 4,725 crore from online crooks
Don't fall for promises and threats made by online crooks. most promises that sound too good to be true are exactly that
By Philip Mathew June 01, 2025
Diplomatese is a good strategy sometimes
RECIPES AND DIPLOMATIC notes often confuse me. The language is only for
By Philip Mathew May 25, 2025
The optics of a conflict and the reminders of past wars
FOR TODAY’S YOUTH, war seems like a distant event. But some of us remember well the
By Philip Mathew May 18, 2025
Of modern battlefields and 'a shepherd's funeral'
IN THIS AGE, wars will not happen. And if they do occur, they will not be long. And
By Philip Mathew May 11, 2025
Mourning Baisaran and the Pope, and mulling over Muhammad Yunus's Bangladesh
The terror in Pahalgam hit close to many homes in India. This comes while India was already flying flags at half mast to mourn the death of Pope Francis. And, for everyone there is a pointer in what Muhammad Yunus says about Bangladesh: "We are not a country of saints. We are just people."
By Philip Mathew May 04, 2025
India's silicon sunrise
Correspondent Niladry Sarkar’s cover story tells you what India is doing to stay relevant in the digital century by securing its semiconductor future
By Philip Mathew April 27, 2025
Untouchability and the luxury of privilege
Editor Philip Mathew takes the readers of THE WEEK back to Kuttanad as he recounts his grandmother taking a stand against privilege, among other things
By Philip Mathew April 20, 2025