UPFRONT
INDO-PAK NUCLEAR
ONEUPMANSHIP PG 3
POV: PUTTING PROTEST
IN ITS PLACE
PG 13
INSIDE
LEISURE
SHOCK THERAPY: THE
VAGINA MONOLOGUES PG 60
OBITUARY:
KUNDAN SHAH
PG 66
MUSEUMS
54
C OV E R S T O RY
20
ANCIENTS
AND MODERNS
The new Bihar Museum opened its
doors to the public on October 2. It’s a
leap of faith for art and the state
Pranab
Bares All
The former
president speaks
out on a range
of issues in
an exclusive
interview and
excerpts from his
book on the UPA
era, The Coalition
Years: 1996-2012
BJP
42
FAMILY
TROUBLES
A tussle is brewing between the BJP
and its ideological forebear over
economic issues
CHINA
48
ONE MAN’S
ARMY
As Xi Jinping
readies to stamp his
authority on the PLA,
China’s military is set
for historic change
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