UPFRONT
THE MOSUL LIE , UNEARTHED PG 3
POV : WHAT STEPHEN HAWKING DIDN ’ T SAY PG 13
INSIDE
LEISURE
BACK TO AN URBAN JUNGLE PG 58
Q & A : RANI MUKERJI PG 68
20
COVER STORY
UNITED , THEY STAND
Recent election results fuel the self-belief in the opposition parties that together they can take on the BJP in 2019
COWS
30
TILL THE COWS COME HOME
State governments across the country are allocating large sums on cow welfare , but cattle continue to be abandoned
TARIFF WARS
36
TRADING BLOWS
US imposition of tariffs on imported steel and aluminium is aimed at China , but could hurt India too
DEFENCE
44
STUCK AT THE START LINE ...
... even though the army launched its ambitious future infantry combat vehicle a decade back
POLITICS
48
REWRITING THE SCRIPT
Will Kamal Haasan ’ s ‘ people-first ’ vision of politics attract the Tamil Nadu voter ?
Cover by NILANJAN DAS
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