India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

A LANGUAGE BATTLE IN TAMIL NADU

IT’S ALL ABOUT MAYA

THE POWER SHUFFLE

A COSTLY PREDICAMENT

KASHMIR GETS A CLIMATE SCARE

SERVICE AT YOUR FINGER TIPS

NEW OUTFIT DIVIDES DHAKA

SACRIFICE CIRCUS

WINNING THE WAR • THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MODI GOVERNMENT’S DETERMINED BID TO END THE NAXAL THREAT, INDIA’S GREATEST INTERNAL SECURITY CHALLENGE

THE GUNS AND GULAB POLICY • With a mix of anti-Naxal offensives and development initiatives, the Modi government is reclaiming territory and heralding peace

CRACKING THE WHIP • The security forces have recorded significant successes against Naxals since 2019

THE RED BRIGADE • The Communist Party of India (Maoist) was formed in 2004 with the merger of two main LWE groups—CPIML People’s War and the Maoist Communist Centre of India. Along with all its front organisations, it has been designated as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

THE TIP OF THE SPEAR

“We are telling the Naxals, it’s either goli or boli” • Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai spoke to Raj Chengappa and Rahul Noronha on how his state has been tackling Naxalism. Excerpts:

WINNING HEARTS IN CHHATTISGARH

“WE WILL FREE INDIA OF THE NAXAL THREAT BY MARCH 2026” • When Amit Shah took over as the Union Minister of Home in 2019, Left-wing Extremism was considered an even bigger threat than Jammu and Kashmir. On a Sunday afternoon, just as the India-Pakistan match began in Dubai, Shah sat down with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Senior Associate Editor Rahul Noronha in the drawing room of his Krishna Menon Marg residence in Delhi and gave his most detailed interview on how the Modi government is combating the Naxal threat. Over the course of the next one hour, without once glancing at the TV to check the score, Shah methodically outlined his government’s multipronged strategy to entirely eliminate the threat of Naxals in India by March 2026. Asked what gave him the confidence to set such a stiff deadline for an issue festering for over five decades, Shah shot back, “Confidence by itself doesn’t eliminate Naxalism. I made the statement based on the work already done.” Excerpts:

The North-South DIVIDE • THE SOUTH’S RES ISTANCE TO THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE —TO PRESERVE ITS POLITICAL VOICE, FEDERAL AUTONOMY, AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS—IS AT ODDS WITH THE NORTH’S CRIES OF UNDER-REPRESENTATION

WHY NORTH WANTS IT, SOUTH DOESN’T

UNEVEN REPRESENTATION

INDIA’S DEEPSEEK FOR ITS OWN AI • FROM LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS CATERING TO ITS LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY TO SOLUTION-DRIVEN AI AGENTS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED ACROSS SECTORS, THE NATION LOOKS POISED TO RIDE THE NEXT-GEN INNOVATION WAVE BACKED BY THE GOVERNMENT’S RS 10,300 CRORE ‘INDIA AI MISSION’

THE EXPANDING AI LANDSCAPE • A global race is intensifying to develop more powerful and efficient Large Language Models (LLMs), deep-learning systems trained on vast data to process language and images. They form the foundation of Generative AI, an innovation that has revolutionised content creation

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