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India’s National Fortnightly Magazine | Frontline

Colonel Sofia Qureshi briefing the media on Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi on May 10, 2025. Colonel Qureshi’s briefing the nation on Operation Sindoor was a landmark moment, but this inclusivity rings hollow when Muslim women elsewhere face mounting hate.

Parsing the symbolism of Operation Sindoor

Sanhati Banerjee

With COVID-19 becoming endemic, the government’s reactive approach and weak communication strategy are under renewed scrutiny.

Is India prepared for COVID’s latest turn?

National health agencies urge coordinated action as misinformation, inadequate vaccine access, and system failures threaten containment efforts.

Mridula Vijayarangakumar

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses PCC members, district and block presidents, party leaders, and workers at the party conference in Ravindra Bhawan, Bhopal, on June 3.

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An engraving from the 1880s showing ol’ Nick and a merry monk.

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This mischievous novel about a writer struggling to compose an essay on compassion has to be read without judgment to be enjoyed to the fullest.

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Yunus speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum (WEF). The promise of renewal after Sheikh Hasina’s fall has given way to instability. With stalled elections, political bans, and military interference, Bangladesh risks slipping into deeper authoritarianism under a caretaker regime.

Can Yunus still deliver Bangladesh from the brink?

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