Yamuna, the river that was and is
Among other things, Editor Philip Mathew remembers the Yamuna as it was in the 1970s and what it is now
By Philip Mathew April 13, 2025
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
- Philip Mathew
- R. Prasannan
- Dr Mazda Turel
- K.C. Verma
- Namrata Zakaria
- Suresh Narayanan
- Bansuri Swaraj
- Anita Pratap
- Anuja Chauhan
- Shashi Tharoor
- Shobhaa De
- Baijayant 'Jay' Panda
- Navtej Sarna
- Mani Shankar Aiyar
- Barkha Dutt
- Amitabh Kant
- Meenakshi Lekhi
- Lakshmy Ramanathan
- Swara Bhasker
- Sachidananda Murthy
- Bibek Debroy
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Sanjaya Baru
- Sanjay Manjrekar
- Bose Krishnamachari
- M.K Bhadrakumar
- Vinod Rai
- Ashwini Nachappa
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Block buster
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The invisible pandemic
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Patch work
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Growing up without godfathers
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Fighting it together
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Philip Mathew
The Ukraine war, Trump tariffs and about bringing back the dodo
Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that the war could end in 2025. In trade wars, India’s future could depend on how we handle Donald Trump’s tariff blows. And, it might be time to retire the saying ‘dead as a dodo’ because the could be back with us as early as 2028
By Philip Mathew April 06, 2025
AI is not just technology, but a disruptor
THE WEEK brings you the people who are powering the AI growth story in India
By Philip Mathew March 30, 2025
Indian youth are choosing spirituality over religion
Strength comes from different sources, including spirituality. Why did Bibhas Nayak stand up for two women he did not know? Why made sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh stand up for his beliefs?
By Philip Mathew March 23, 2025
What do women want from these eight sectors
And, also why A.B. Vajpayee’s Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra stood up to Russian foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov
By Philip Mathew March 16, 2025
Of planes and plans
The cover story by our Delhi Bureau Chief Tahawwur Rana could tie loose ends linked to 26/11
By Philip Mathew March 09, 2025
Illegal migration, yes. But, why the exodus, is the question
The migration raises larger questions about the lack of opportunities for young people in India
By Philip Mathew March 02, 2025
On Dr Boyd, the Krishnamurthy girls and the college I quit for St Stephen's
The editor remembers Dr Alexander John Boyd, his father's principal at the Madras Christian College, and the two Krishnamurthy girls who are alumnae and benefactors of the College--Chandrika K. Tandon and Indra Nooyi
By Philip Mathew February 23, 2025