Two-Front Heat: Pakistan Escalates, China Provokes India from the East

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE Save 37% with our annual Digital+Print offer just for ₹3299 Pakistan front on the boil, how China tried to irk India from east Beijing asserted claim over Arunachal Pradesh with same-old renaming ploy; New Delhi pushed back with strong rejection and blocking of Chinese state media ‘Global Times’ By Pradip R. Sagar GROUND REPORT: BULLDOZER HIT Why Yogi govt chose Nepal border areas for crackdown on illegal religious sites Border security scenario cited even as Samajwadi Party alleges communal intent behind the sealing/demolition of over 350 madrasas, mosques, mazars and eidgahs By Avaneesh Mishra SPOTLIGHT: THE LION FOOTPRINT From Diu to Ahmedabad rural belt, why lion census may spring surprises Spreading beyond their natural habitat of Saurashtra, both new territories do not offer forest cover or prey base, raising concerns of human-animal conflict By Jumana Shah FROM THE STATES: GOA Why a verdant Goa village is resisting Russian signages Morjim, famous as ‘Little Russia’, is feeling the overload of foreign tourists, with the panchayat promising that the contentious signboards would be removed By Dhaval S. Kulkarni CINEMA: KARAN SINGH TYAGI ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ breaks fake narratives about Jallianwala Bagh killings: Karan Singh Tyagi In conversation with the director whose film spotlights nationalist lawyer C. Sankaran Nair but has drawn criticism for the creative licence taken with a historical event By Suhani Singh TRAVEL: SOUTHERN HIGHS The hills are calling: Seven southern sensations From the highest trek in Karnataka to an offbeat wildlife experience in Kerala, an itinerary for your next hill-station vacation in South India By Prachi Joshi MUSIC: AN AFHGAN ALAAP ‘Rukhna Nahin’: Why singer Aryana Sayeed hopes to be unstoppable in Bollywood “If I gave up, I’d be killing the hopes of millions of my country-women,” says the Afghan musician-activist who made her Hindi song debut in the film ‘My Melbourne’ By Bhanuj Kappal FROM THE ARCHIVES (2024): VIRAT KOHLI From the India Today archives (2024) | Virat Kohli, 2023: The year of Team India’s gale force Kohli, who has retired from Tests, crossed monumental milestones in 2023 and reclaimed his position as one of cricket’s best all-format batsmen By Nikhil Naz Subscribe to the India Today Magazine Explore interesting insights! Follow our WhatsApp Channel for the exclusive stories and engaging content! Click here to follow us