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HOW CHINA IS BUYING OUT PAKISTAN WITH MASSIVE NEW INVESTMENTS AND WHY INDIA NEEDS TO WORRY
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BY INVOKING BALOCHISTAN , MODI
HAS DELIVERED A
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WATER CRUSADERS THE RIPPLE EFFECT
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TAMIL NADU MISSING AMMA
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PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA AND PAKISTAN PM NAWAZ SHARIF
THE SEDUCTION OF NITISH
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( Clockwise from top left ) General Qamar Javed Bajwa , Nawaz Sharif , Shahbaz Sharif and Imran Khan
JAMAT-UD-DAWA CHIEF HAFIZ SAEED
EXCLUSIVE : JAIRAM RAMESH HOW CONGRESS LOST ANDHRA
WHY INDIA HAS TO WORRY
MAKING SENSE OF INDIA ’ S OPTIONS AFTER URI
EXCLUSIVE INDIA TODAY GROUP POLL BJP RISES IN UP , CONGRESS IN PUNJAB
WHY INDIA NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT THE CHINA-PAKISTAN LOVE AFFAIR
EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM BEIJING
WHY A POLITICALLY VOLATILE PAKISTAN IS BAD NEWS FOR INDIA
SEPTEMBER 21 , 2015 `40
FOOTBALL FEVER THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE
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THE ORIGINAL DIVA PARMESHWAR GODREJ
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FROM THE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
S ince the Partition of India in 1947 , Kashmir has had to bear the burden of being India ’ s only Muslim majority state , a jewel in the divided crown left by the British , a testimony to the secular nature of the new Republic . It has also had the misfortune of being the battleground of India and Pakistan . Since the NDA government came to power in May 2014 , india today has done 10 cover stories on tensions between the two neighbours , many centred around Kashmir . The stories have examined the relationship through many prisms , primarily one of terror attacks , which this time have been the worst since 2013 . Among the many issues india today has covered are the internal politics of Pakistan , which makes it difficult to know who to talk to ( Who to Deal with in Pakistan , January 18 , 2016 ); Pakistan ’ s relationship with China which makes the threat of a two-front war a very real possibility ( China ’ s New Chick , July 31 , 2017 ); and the ever present danger of nuclear war ( Pakistan ’ s New Nuke Threat , June 20 , 2016 ). The instability in Pakistan , which has seen 36 years of military rule , has been a long-standing problem , making it a perennial source of trouble for India ( Crisistan , August 14 , 2017 ).
Our cover story comes against the backdrop of increasingly desperate attacks by Pakistani militants , the latest being as assault on the Sunjuwan army camp in Jammu , targeting sleeping soldiers and their families . Executive Editor Sandeep Unnithan and Principal Photographer Yasir Iqbal Mattoo spent a night at ground zero to understand the Indian army ’ s role on the Line of Control . Unnithan has visited the LoC multiple times since 1996 but says he has never seen this level of violence . The year 2017 and the beginning of 2018 have been the worst since the 2003 ceasefire between India and Pakistan came into effect . In the first 36 days of 2018 , there have already been 241 ceasefire violations across the LoC claiming the lives of nine Indian soldiers — compare this with 2003-07 , when there were 21 violations ( all in 2007 ) on the LoC
and three on the International Border , with three army casualties .
Unnithan uncovers the Indian army plan , in effect since 2014 , of inflicting a slow battle of attrition on the Pakistani army which is sending terrorists across . He underlines the strategy post the ‘ surgical strikes ’ of September 2016 , when the Indian army decided to take a proactive stance , punishing the Pakistani army for pushing terrorists across the boundary , using heavy firepower , artillery , heavy machine guns and even tanks . Our story examines whether this strategy will work , and whether it increases the risk of war . In additional reporting , Deputy Editor Asit Jolly analyses the situation in Kashmir which witnessed a huge public turnout for the funeral of Muhammad Ashraf Mir , who was killed by terrorists at the Sunjuwan military camp , while Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa looks at the endgame between the two neighbours in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’ s diplomatic overtures to the Islamic world . The PM ’ s recent West Asia outreach has shown his ability to de-hyphenate India ’ s relations with Israel and Palestine . The same has been done with China where the border dispute is put aside while trade flourishes and other aspects of diplomatic relations are normal . Now if only India could do the same with Kashmir and Pakistan and find a permanent cure to what PM Modi ’ s hero , Vallabhbhai Patel , once described as “ a severe headache ”. Espe cially as it is more than that now . It ’ s an open wound that needs urgent treatment .
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Executive Editor Sandeep Unnithan ( L ) with Principal Photographer Yasir Mattoo at a bunker on the LoC in Rajouri , Jammu & Kashmir
October 27 , 2014
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AMIT SHAH THE SECOND COMING
ABHINAV BINDRA ON WHY WE ARE A TWO-MEDAL NATION
PROHIBITION WHY IT WON ’ T WORK
LODHA REPORT A GOOGLY FOR BCCI
WHO HOW
TO DEAL WITH IN
PAKISTAN
ALSO THE BLUNDERS OF PATHANKOT
January 18 , 2016
EMERGING UNIVERSITIES NEW COURSES , NEW OPPORTUNITIES
INDIA GETS TOUGH
September 5 , 2016
SAFAIGIRI SUMMIT CLEANLINESS CHAMPIONS
WHAT IT COSTS TO KEEP A PRESIDENT
CHINA ’ S NEW CHICK
IT SECTOR THE BIG LAYOFF
HOW TO KEEP THE
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WHAT INDIA MUST DO TO STAVE OFF TERROR ATTACKS
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MADHYA PRADESH POLITICS OF FOOD
UTTAR PRADESH SP ’ S SELF GOAL
SMART CITIES HOLE IN THE PLAN
PAKISTAN ’ S NEW NUKE THREAT
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW KERALA CM PINARAYI VIJAYAN
HOW TO TAME PAKISTAN
DANGEROUS LIAISON
IN XI , CHINA HAS A NEW MAO
CRISISTAN
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INSIDE JIHAD CENTRAL
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