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India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

VISION 2025

A WORLD BETWEEN ORDERS • THE WORLD NOW IS MULTIPOLAR ECONOMICALLY, UNIPOLAR MILITARILY AND FRAGMENTED POLITICALLY. INSTANCES OF OPPORTUNISM BY NATIONS ARE MULTIPLYING

INDIA TODAY CELEBRATES 49 YEARS OF EVENTFUL JOURNEY

KEEPING THE ECONOMY ON THE FAST TRACK • ACCELERATING INDIA’S GROWTH POTENTIAL IN 2025 DEMANDS REFORMS, RESILIENCE AND READINESS FOR GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES

MODI’S TWIN CHALLENGES • AT HOME, THE PM HAS TO COME UP WITH BOLD REFORMS TO REV UP A SLOWING ECONOMY AND ENSURE EQUITABLE GROWTH. ABROAD, MODI HAS TO FIND A WAY TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH TRUMP ON HIS TARIFFS AND MIGRATION GROUSES AGAINST INDIA

RETHINKING INDIA’S TRADE STRATEGY • INDIA MUST LOWER TARIFFS, EMBRACE HIGH-STANDARD FTAs AND ALIGN TRADE POLICIES WITH SHIFTING GLOBAL DYNAMICS TO THRIVE IN THE TRUMP 2.0 ERA

ALL IN ALL, MORE BRICKS IN THE WALL • INDIANS MAY FIND IT TOUGHER TO CHASE THE AMERICAN DREAM IF TRUMP HARDENS IMMIGRATION RULES

BEIJING’S ROAD TO RUIN • THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AIMED TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD, WITH CHINA AS THE FULCRUM. INSTEAD, IT IS A DISASTER THAT NATION AFTER NATION IS OPTING OUT OF. THE TREND WILL ONLY INTENSIFY IN 2025

THE TALK AND DETER APPROACH • INDIA SHOULD COLLABORATE BUT NOT LET CHINA HOLD ITS INTERESTS TO RANSOM

HARNESSING INDIA’S AI POWER • THE COUNTRY STANDS POISED TO LEVERAGE AI’S TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL THROUGH AGENTS, APPLICATIONS, LITERACY AND SAFETY

REFRAMING THE CASH TRANSFER DEBATE • CASH TRANSFER SCHEMES SHOULDN’T BE TREATED AS FREEBIES. THAT SAID, THEIR POPULARITY WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR DEMOCRACY

GIVE A WOMAN THE RIGHT WORK ENVIRONMENT • START THIS YEAR, AND IT WILL TURN AROUND THE ECONOMIC FORTUNES OF THE COUNTRY

THE NEW CONFLICT TRAJECTORIES • THE HINDU-MUSLIM BINARY IS STILL A POWERFUL POLITICAL REFERENCE POINT. THE BJP’S FAILURE TO GET A MAJORITY ON ITS OWN HAS NOT DEFUSED THE COMMUNAL RHETORIC, BUT THE RSS’S PUSHBACK AGAINST FRINGE HINDUTVA ELEMENTS IS A POSITIVE SIGN

NOW FOR A GREEN BHARAT ABHIYAAN • INCREASINGLY, THE PATHWAY TO ADDRESSING CLIM ATE CHANGE LIES IN DOMESTIC INITIATIVES IN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES

IMPERATIVES FOR INDIA’S EV LEAP • FROM LOCALISATION TO INNOVATION… TACKLING CHARGING WOES, IMPROVING BATTERY TECH AND PROVIDING BETTER AFTER-SALES SERVICE ARE KEY TO POWER THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION

TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY • THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM IN 2025, DRIVING INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIETAL PROGRESS

A ROADMAP FOR A HEALTHIER NATION • THE SCALE OF OUR HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES IS IMMENSE. FOR A ‘SWASTHA, VIKSIT BHARAT’, INDIA MUST STRIVE TOWARDS A CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, PREDICTIVE PRECISION MEDICINE, BIG DATA AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

THE GOLDEN AGE FOR INDIAN STORYTELLING • AS THE INDIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EVOLVES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND HYPER-LOCAL CONTENT ARE CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTING DIVERSE NARRATIVES TO AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE

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