Who are the four IAF pilots poised to give India its Gaganyaan glory?

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE Who are the four IAF pilots poised to give India its Gaganyaan glory? Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla carry on their shoulders the aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians as preparations for the country’s first manned space mission gather steam By Pradip R. Sagar IN FOCUS: RAILWAYS How Modi govt put mega modernisation of railway stations on track With private players proving to be difficult to come on board, the government boldly took the public spending route By Avishek G. Dastidar STATES: KERALA Can Modi’s visit spree turn Kerala into a triangular contest involving BJP? Whether or not the PM’s ‘guarantees’ work, he is surely giving the state BJP enough campaign fodder to go to the people with By Jeemon Jacob GROUND REPORT: WHO WILL WIN BENGAL? As BJP mounts poll attack with Bengal rallies, what's Mamata's counter? The battle for West Bengal officially kickstarts in early March with a series of public events by top leaders of both parties By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar GOOD NEWS: A DIFFERENT BUSINESS How a restaurateur ‘profited’ by hiring the hearing-impaired as serving staff Prashant Issar, founder of the Ishaara restaurant chain, follows his belief of generating wealth for the society and not just yourself By Sonali Acharjee FROM INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE (2016): AMIT SHAH When Amit Shah rooted for ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ Shah said at the India Today Conclave 2016 that it was unfortunate the nationalist slogan remained mired in debate long after Independence By Kaushik Deka FROM THE ARCHIVES (2002): AKSHAY KUMAR Akshay Kumar: The Khiladi learns to play the game When the macho man of Bollywood assumed a new role, stretching his acting muscles and donning the part of a thinking actor By Kaveree Bamzai Subscribe to the India Today Magazine