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How India suppressed Covid while reopening its economy

How India suppressed Covid while reopening its economy
Experts left searching for answers after dramatic - and unexplained - decline in Covid infections
16 Feb 2021
Snake robots, farm protests and pet food

Snake robots, farm protests and pet food
What can we learn from the skin of sidewinders? Why are farmers descending on Delhi? And would your cat eat lab-grown mouse protein?
5 Feb 2021
Why India’s farmers are protesting in months-long stand-off

Why India’s farmers are protesting in months-long stand-off
At least one demonstrator killed in clashes with New Delhi police as tensions over new agricultural laws boil over
28 Jan 2021
Meet the ‘vaccine king of India’

Meet the ‘vaccine king of India’
Adar Poonawalla bet big on Oxford vaccine - but plans to keep prices low for the world’s poorest countries
25 Jan 2021
Instant Opinion: Conservatives ‘hollowing the state’

Instant Opinion: Conservatives ‘hollowing the state’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 30 November
30 Nov 2020
China deploys microwave weapon to blast Indian troops

China deploys microwave weapon to blast Indian troops
The radiation technology left soldiers vomiting and incapacitated without breaking no-live-shots rule
17 Nov 2020
Instant Opinion: US was ‘lucky to get Trump’

Instant Opinion: US was ‘lucky to get Trump’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 11 November
11 Nov 2020
Man who farted in Uber ends up in court

Man who farted in Uber ends up in court
And other stories from the stranger side of life
16 Oct 2020
Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson’s ‘tone-deaf lies fall flat’

Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson’s ‘tone-deaf lies fall flat’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 7 October
7 Oct 2020
Instant Opinion: what happens ‘when a president gets sick’?

Instant Opinion: what happens ‘when a president gets sick’?
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 2 October
2 Oct 2020
Instant Opinion: Remainers fighting ‘long-lost war’

Instant Opinion: Remainers fighting ‘long-lost war’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 1 October
1 Oct 2020
The Week Unwrapped: Border spats, office gurus and inflation

The Week Unwrapped: Border spats, office gurus and inflation
Are China and India on the war path? Does your office need spiritual guidance? And what is the Fed up to on inflation?
11 Sep 2020
Magh Mela: watching over the world’s biggest festival

Magh Mela: watching over the world’s biggest festival
Keeping tabs on millions of pilgrims has led to the building of a surveillance mini-state, says Monica Jha
21 Aug 2020
What Delhi’s Covid outbreak can teach us about herd immunity

What Delhi’s Covid outbreak can teach us about herd immunity
Large number of Indians thought to have antibodies raising hopes of avoiding a second spike
23 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: why antibody rates vary so widely

Coronavirus: why antibody rates vary so widely
Tests show that likely levels of immunity range from 68% in parts of New York to less than 1% in India
10 Jul 2020
How coronavirus eventually gripped India

How coronavirus eventually gripped India
It now has more cases than anywhere in the world except Brazil and the US
6 Jul 2020
High drama: India and China brawl in the Himalayas

High drama: India and China brawl in the Himalayas
Indian soldiers ‘beaten to death’ in first fatal clashes for 45 years
17 Jun 2020
Quiz of The Week: 23 - 29 May

Quiz of The Week: 23 - 29 May
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
29 May 2020
Instant Opinion: PM’s advisers should ‘come out of shadows’

Instant Opinion: PM’s advisers should ‘come out of shadows’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 27 May
27 May 2020
India captures ‘spying’ pigeon on Kashmir border

India captures ‘spying’ pigeon on Kashmir border
And other stories from the stranger side of life
26 May 2020
Why has coronavirus not run rampant in India?

Why has coronavirus not run rampant in India?
Experts puzzled by populous South Asian country’s limited outbreak
5 May 2020
India’s Muslims feel persecuted during coronavirus pandemic 

India’s Muslims feel persecuted during coronavirus pandemic
Community has been wrongly accused of being responsible for spread of Covid-19
24 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: 1.3 billion Indians placed into lockdown

Coronavirus: 1.3 billion Indians placed into lockdown
21-day restriction imposed to tackle spread of virus
25 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘The battle for decency online’

Instant Opinion: ‘The battle for decency online’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 16 March
16 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: Italy lockdown ‘warning from the future’

Instant Opinion: Italy lockdown ‘warning from the future’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 9 March
9 Mar 2020
How the New Delhi’s streets became a battleground

How the New Delhi’s streets became a battleground
Muslims forced to flee as sectarian violence erupts again over citizenship law
26 Feb 2020
Americans google ‘what is India?’ as Trump visits country 

Americans google ‘what is India?’ as Trump visits country
And other stories from the stranger side of life
25 Feb 2020
What is on Donald Trump’s agenda in India?

What is on Donald Trump’s agenda in India?
US president is making his first official trip to the world’s most populous democracy
24 Feb 2020
Instant Opinion: New front in Indian ‘ideological civil war’

Instant Opinion: New front in Indian ‘ideological civil war’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 22 January
22 Jan 2020
Instant Opinion: this year’s Golden Globes ‘missed the mark’

Instant Opinion: this year’s Golden Globes ‘missed the mark’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 7 January
7 Jan 2020
Protests after masked men attack Indian university

Protests after masked men attack Indian university
Jawaharlal Nehru University has previously been targeted by group linked to governing Bharatiya Janata party
7 Jan 2020
Anger as new Indian citizenship bill excludes Muslims

Anger as new Indian citizenship bill excludes Muslims
Critics say controversial legislation aims to marginalise Muslims
10 Dec 2019
Toxic foam covers one of India’s most famous beaches

Toxic foam covers one of India’s most famous beaches
Children have been playing in ‘acrid’ white suds despite medical warnings
5 Dec 2019
What is Gadhimai festival and why is it so controversial?

What is Gadhimai festival and why is it so controversial?
The world’s ‘largest animal sacrifice’ is being held in defiance of ban
5 Dec 2019
Indian MP calls for lynching after gang rape and murder 

Indian MP calls for lynching after gang rape and murder
National demonstrations after woman’s burned corpse was found in Hyderabad
3 Dec 2019
Will Indian citizens be compensated for pollution?

Will Indian citizens be compensated for pollution?
Supreme Court says Indian states may be forced to pay for failing to tackle growing crisis
26 Nov 2019