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DEALING WITH THE TRUMP SHOCKER • As Trump hands out a punitive 50 per cent tariff on India, the government crafts a measured response while protecting Indian interests

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THE R&D DEFICIT • WHERE ARE THE SCIENTISTS?

NATURE’S FURY TURNS DEADLY

FOR A LOWER AGE OF CONSENT • Instead of moral panics over sex, we should prioritise the health and safety of adolescents in consensual relationships

SMALL PLAYERS BIG MOVES: THE NEW BULLS OF STOCK MARKET

THE HOLY WRIT OF STATUTE • As Maharashtra and Goa move to enact laws to block ‘love jihad’ and ‘rice bag’ conversions, minorities voice a lack of faith in the intent and foresee a chilling effect on society

OMAR RAISES THE PITCH ON STATEHOOD • CM Omar Abdullah is forced into hyperactive mode on statehood demand by a spurt of Congress protests

AN EITHER/OR QUESTION • The BJD faces a near-existential dilemma in taking on the BJP in the state

THE GODS OF SMALL JINKS • Call them the political version of MSMEs—micro, small and medium-sized enterprises crucial to the BJP’s gameplan in UP. Why are they suddenly restive?

MOHAN YADAV’S MERRY-GO-ROUND • The equation is: 19 months, 19 bureaucrats. That’s how busy the turnstiles have been at the CMO. But why?

THE NEW GEN XI • A FRESH BREED OF TENACIOUS YOUNGSTERS LED BY SHUBMAN GILL COMES OF AGE IN ENGLAND

SHUBMAN GILL 25 • Captain; Right-handed batsman

YASHASVI JAISWAL 23 • Left-handed batsman

MOHAMMED SIRAJ 31 • Right-arm fast bowler

RAVINDRA JADEJA 36 • Left-handed batsman/bowler

K.L. RAHUL 31 • Right-handed batsman

RUCKUS OVER THE ROLLS • The ECI’s special intensive revision (SIR) and draft voter lists have led to charges that millions in Bihar might be disenfranchised. It’s still unclear how it will pan out

BJP GOES HEAD HUNTING • To reset the ideological compass and manage a transition to a post-Modi era, the BJP-RSS are taking their time over choosing a national president

IN SEARCH OF A PRESIDENT • SOME NAMES DOING THE ROUNDS, THOUGH THE FINAL CHOICE COU LDBE SOMEONEELSEENTIRELY

LEADING LADIES • At the India Today Woman Summit, participants from diverse fields showed that women aren’t waiting for a seat at the table; they are setting the table and changing the conversation

NO ROOM TO PRAY • A NEW EXHIBITION BY ARTIST PUSHPAMALA N. BOLDLY CHALLENGES MAINSTREAM IDEAS OF FOLKLORE, RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY

LETTERS AND LANDSCAPES • An exhibition at MAP, Bengaluru, explores Ram Kumar’s dual identity as painter and writer

A NEW ECOSYSTEM • NIKHIL CHOPRA, CURATOR OF THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE, WANTS TO MAKE IT A LIVING EXCHANGE OF ARTISTIC PRACTICES

THE LISTICLE • Interesting art exhibitions to look out for this month

OUR DIGITISING SELFHOOD • In Searches, Vauhini Vara examines decades of digital progress and subjects tech capitalism to a social, moral and personal scrutiny

The Forest People • ITA MEHROTRA documents the embattled relationship...