China’s LAC Play: Prosperous Villages or Stealthy Military Outposts?

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 Villages of prosperity or military outposts? China’s LAC game-plan The 'dual-purpose' Xiaokang villages along the border with India are symbols of China’s unrelenting ambition and a warning on future confrontations By Pradip R. Sagar SPOTLIGHT: TAX-ING TIMES No April Fool: Tax officials can ‘raid’ your emails, social media from next year The Income Tax Bill, 2025, grants officials unrestricted access to citizens’ digital accounts without judicial oversight, raising fears of privacy erosion and misuse By Kaushik Deka IN FOCUS: HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT Why human-wildlife conflict institute proposed by Modi was long overdue Seventy per cent of Indians cohabit with wildlife. Human-wildlife conflict is so omnipresent now that fatalities often do not even attract attention By Jumana Shah FROM THE STATES: KARNATAKA How Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill maps path to a restructured city A panel of MLAs has recommended creating a Greater Bengaluru Authority while splitting civic body BBMP into up to seven corporations, keeping future growth in mind By Ajay Sukumaran GROUND REPORT: EKNATH SHINDE Can Eknath Shinde stay steady in Mahayuti vortex? New chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has rolled back many decisions taken in Shinde’s tenure, even ordering a probe into some of them By Dhaval S. Kulkarni BOOKS: MAHABHARATA Reimagining Krishna: The god as history’s greatest politician ‘The Mahabharata in Global Political and Social Thought’, a collection of essays, compels us to reconsider the epic as a chronicle of governance, resistance and political evolution By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar HEALTH: PHYSIO AT WORK Are you cramping at your work desk? Help is here As occupational musculoskeletal disorders become widespread, how an ergonomically designed workplace, with physiotherapy support, can enhance employee efficiency By Sonali Acharjee FROM THE ARCHIVES: NATHURAM GODSE From the India Today archives (1998) | Nathuram Godse: On trial forever Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin labelling ‘Godse’s ideology’ as anti-national shows how Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin remains an open chapter in Indian history By Swapan Dasgupta, Sheela Raval 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