UPFRONT
ESCALATION ALONG THE LOC PG 3
PM MODI’ S E X A M WARRIORS PG 7 INSIDE
TWO
LEISURE
DELHI’ S ART SEASON PG 61
, GULZAR’ S FIRST NOVEL
PG 64
CHINA
48
NEW TECH SUPERPOWER
China is all set to dominate the next tech wave in artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing. India has a lot to learn
COVER
STORY
18
Pros and Cons of Modicare
Is the government’ s new health insurance plan the panacea for all of the country’ s healthcare ills?
PAD MAN
54
PERIOD PIECE
One man’ s small idea becomes a big leap for women’ s hygiene, inspiring a Bollywood biopic
NDA ALLIES
42
UNHAPPY LOT
Rumblings from the National Democratic Alliance’ s junior partners could spell trouble for the BJP in the 2019 elections
ONE NATION, ONE POLL
Cover by NILANJAN DAS
32
MOTHER OF ALL POLLS
Simultaneous elections may be good for the BJP. The Opposition is less enthusiastic
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