Cover Story
- India Today editors decided to term 2010-19 the 'breakaway decade' where the old order yielded to a radically new, but not necessarily peaceful or comfortable, reality.
- India Today editors decided to term 2010-19 the 'breakaway decade' where the old order yielded to a radically new, but not necessarily peaceful or comfortable, reality.
- Protests, for instance, mark the whole of history, but the 2010s, in particular, were significant for those who sought to challenge our status quo.
- Here are some events of the 2010s that highlight this decade's glamour and glory.
- Supposedly, it’s been a decade for populist revivals. But should we, the people, be wary of what we’re asking for?
- This list is a pointer towards the decade’s books rather than a pedagogical imposition.
From the Editor-in-Chief
India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie talks about changes of the past decade that he says are likely to critically shape the new one.
Politicising Asylum | Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Privileging non-Muslim refugees, the Citizenship Amendment Bill threatens to alter the secular foundations of the Indian State and reignites ethnic tensions in the Northeast.
Now for the Hard Part | Karnataka By-election
By-election wins clinch a majority for the BJP in Karnataka, but can Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa live up to the promise of cabinet berths for all new MLAs?
Siren of the East
Conversations at the India Today Conclave East 2019 were wide-ranging, but Citizenship remained the hottest topic.It didn't matter if you were on the opposite sides of the debate on the stage, away from the limelight, everyone was on the same side, whether posing for the camera or exchanging an anecdote or two over dinner. A few glimpses from the India Today Conclave East 2019.
Advantage, Nagal
Fresh off a Davis Cup win, Sumit Nagal hopes to break into the top-100 next year, but 2019 will perhaps forever be memorable-this was the year he took a set off Roger Federer in the US Open.
Law of the Gun | Hyderabad rape-murder case
The custodial killing of the four accused in a recent rape and murder case sparks vengeful celebration and reveals the dark underbelly of Indian policing.
The Making of a Hindu Republic of India | Politics
Two landmark elections and a determined majoritarian push are reconstituting the idea of India as we knew it.The Limp Arm of the Law | Jurisprudence
A court has to be 'countermajoritarian', but recent judgments and court actions have challenged this axiom.The Coming of Reason | Relationships
How even the liberalising winds of change forgot the dark Dalit quarters of India.Soaring Hopes, Deepening Anxieties | Diplomacy
Nations succumbed to nationalist and nativist urges at a time when the world needed global responses.How Do You Like Us Now? | Social Media
Misinformation and hate have soured our great social media dream.A Roller-Coaster Ride | Business & Economy
The Modi government did reasonably well in its first two years. Then came the twin shocks of demonetisation and GST and the Indian economy never looked the same again.Cricket and Then Some | Sports
India's exploits in cricket were inarguable, but its successes in other sports were sporadic. Tokyo 2020 will be an opportunity to set that record straight.Public institutions such as the courts and media, guardians of our civil liberties, have faced unprecedented obstruction and bullying.The Decade of Data | Digital Technology
No, wait, data is not 'the new oil'. Nor gold. Data is the new sex, a sanskari strain. Everyone wants it, wants to control it and make money of it.