What Lies Ahead for Gujarat Post the Bilkis Bano Verdict?

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE How will Bilkis Bano case verdict play out in Gujarat? Notwithstanding the high-decibel ‘vikas’ agenda, the 2002 communal riots and the victims’ battle for justice have since polarised the political discourse in Gujarat, particularly ahead of every election By Jumana Shah SPECIAL REPORT: BJP’S MISSION 2024 BJP’s game plan for Lok Sabha polls From a bold rejig of candidates to sealing deals with new and former allies and gaining the confidence of minorities, a multi-pronged plan is being put to work for the Battle of 2024 By Anilesh S. Mahajan SPOTLIGHT: GUJARAT WOOS INVESTORS What Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit aims to achieve in a Lok Sabha poll year Positioned as ‘gateway to the future’, the summit is striving to attract investments for self-sufficiency in industries like semiconductor, EV and green energy By Jumana Shah FROM THE STATES: RAJASTHAN On Bhajan Lal govt’s must-act list, ‘wasteful’ projects from past Rajasthan regimes Kota Riverfront, 27-storey IPD tower at SMS Hospital, underpasses and the Dravyavati river restoration all call for stringent action By Rohit Parihar GROUND REPORT: FUTURE-PROOFING HISTORY Coming: A digitised archive in Maharashtra running into 175 million pages The historical documents—some even centuries old—will be digitised over the next five years for the benefit of researchers and history buffs By Dhaval S. Kulkarni NEWSMAKERS 2023: SHAH RUKH KHAN Shah Rukh Khan: Pathaan of the box-office Year 2023 was one of SRK’s biggest comebacks as he reclaimed the throne as Bollywood ‘badshah’ with two record-breaking blockbusters By Suhani Singh TOURISM: LAKSHWADEEP Living Robinson Crusoe moments in Lakshadweep As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the island cluster proved, whatever be your notions of a tropical paradise, Lakshadweep lives up to it all By Hamdullah Sayeed FROM THE INDIA TODAY ARCHIVES (2015): INDRANI MUKERJEA From the India Today archives (2015) | The life, loves and lies of Indrani Mukerjea With her plea for reissue of OCI card rejected, we revisit the bizarre narrative of the life of Indrani, a prime accused in her daughter’s murder By Kunal Pradhan, Kaushik Deka, Gayatri Jayaraman, Damayanti Datta Subscribe to the India Today Magazine