India Today Hindi Harper's Bazaar Reader’s Digest India Today Hindi Get 37% off on an annual Print + Digital subscription of India Today Magazine After the Galwan freeze, Modi and Xi move toward a reset of the terms of engagement, but contentious border and trade disputes could curb progress Subscribe to India Today Magazine Access exclusive magazine content and premium journalism. From the Editor-in-Chief India and China need disciplined management of a relationship too consequential for either side to allow to drift into permanent hostility Rahul Gandhi | On his own track Rahul Gandhi has found causes that resonate, but increasingly struggles to make his party move with him. The widening disconnect between his politics and a sluggish Congress machinery is proving to be his central challenge PREVIOUS EDITIONS 'For India, we are ready to revive the Chabahar Port': Dr Masoud Pezeshkian On his visit to India to attend the BRICS summit on September 12-13, Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, gave an exclusive interview to India Today Group Editor, Foreign Affairs, Geeta Mohan, answering a wide range of questions, including his ties with India, the ongoing conflict with the US, the nuclear weapons issue and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Excerpts: Chasing a golden dream | India @ Asian Games 2026 Most Indian athletes headed for Aichi-Nagoya aspire to a glory night on the podium. Here are seven of India’s brightest medal prospects, going by their current form Tata Group | A house divided Tata Sons is headed for the bourses, but a fresh twist over N. Chandrasekaran’s reappointment has opened a new chapter of uncertainty at the top Here is this week's Glasshouse Eco Watch | Orangutans in Odisha: Trafficked apes raise alarm Orangutans are only found in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo, and are critically endangered Kutch | The missing link A newly identified medieval settlement near Sir Creek is opening a window onto an unknown phase of Kutch—and possibly a lost branch of the Indus in today’s salt desert Uttarakhand | Ask the Dalits of Devbhoomi The question of caste discrimination inverts Uttarakhand’s social pyramid ahead of polls. The Congress is not alone in wooing Dalits Jharkhand | The good ones still come last Jharkhand’s recruitment tangle creates a new victim: legit recruits get the boot along with the cheats Rajasthan | Above average win for Bhajan Lal The CM meets the qualified success in urban body polls with jubilation and relief—it’s a veto for naysayers and saboteurs West Bengal | Annapurna giveth, and taketh away Women’s protests spread across Bengal after flagship welfare scheme sees patchy rollout. Suvendu says he’s righting past wrongs Gujarat | The ‘ghost demolition’ stalks Surat Without warning or notice, 117 homes get flattened. A municipal and police posse was there—and not there Telangana | Will Hydraa lose its head? A crack anti-encroachment unit gets a rap from the court, but Revanth backs his ‘demolition man’ The once and future sculptor | G. Ravinder Reddy’s first solo exhibition G. Ravinder Reddy’s enduring interest in the human form anchors his first solo exhibition in a decade A second look at Hampi Atul Bhalla and Robert Zhao Renhui walked Hampi’s landscapes together, yet emerged with different worlds shaped by memory and observation Printed alchemy | Krishna Reddy exhibition @ CSMVS Museum, Mumbai Krishna Reddy’s experimental printmaking comes alive in a new exhibition tracing his radical approach to colour, form and technique What’s hot and happening in the world of art this month Spotlighting the female POV | Lust Stories 3

Four filmmakers explore female desire, agency and the changing language of lust in the third edition of 'Lust Stories' Monks with guns | Shenpenn Khymsar’s '4 Rivers 6 Ranges' Shenpenn Khymsar’s 4 Rivers 6 Ranges is a historical drama about peaceful Tibetans taking up arms to save the Dalai Lama Staging a saga | Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Wada trilogy @ Sunder Nursery, Delhi KNMA presents Virasat, a hyper-realist staging of Marathi playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Wada trilogy, directed by Anuradha Kapur Emperor revisited | Munis D. Faruqui's book on Aurangzeb Munis D. Faruqui challenges established stereotypes of Aurangzeb and offers a nuanced reassessment of the Mughal emperor Colonial frostbite | Deepa Anappara's 'The Last of Earth' Deepa Anappara’s latest novel is a monumental adventure set in 19th-century India and Tibet The show must go on | Vishwas Patil’s novel 'The Great Kanchana Circus' Vishwas Patil’s moving historical novel brings to life a woman’s valiant struggle to save her circus, its artistes and animals during World War II Q&A with chef Gaggan Anand | Return of the native Chef Gaggan Anand has opened Raga, his first restaurant in India Your guide to the hottest new stores and products Sleeping partner | Duroflex Duropedic Airboost Get your snooze on and wake up feeling refreshed with the right mattress For the perfect pour | Wonderchef Crystal Tap & Flow Glass kettle Why this hands-free glass kettle is the ultimate salvation for picky tea lovers Weaving a dream | Aneeth Arora's Péro flagship store This new flagship store in Delhi translates the tactile poetry of handmade textiles into a deeply layered architectural marvel Zen in the bath | Duravit's 'Bento Starck Box' Japanese Philosophy Meets Modern Bathrooms, Duravit Launces Bento Starck Box Greener without the renovation | Sustainable homes From water-saving aerators to thermal insulation films that manage indoor cooling efficiently, sustainable retrofitting is changing the game for the better Spaces that adapt | Multifunctional room design True flexibility comes from multi purpose rooms that thrive on great proportions, natural light and a baseline not defined by trends Invisible upgrades | Smart home technology Shifting your design approach and using the right automation creates an intuitive, stress-free sanctuary 10 Micro improvements | Diwali home decor by 'House of Albero' Small edits can create maximum impact, so instead of breaking down walls or redoing the paint, try these easy-to-adopt ideas instead Fabric of celebration From a fragrant foyer to a maximalist tabletop, a guide to layering your home with warmth, personality and pieces that last Mistress of scale | Sonali Rastogi's 'Morphogenesis' From a quiet Delhi garage to the global centre stage, Sonali Rastogi talks about putting Indian architecture on the world map and why building green doesn’t have to cost a fortune Poetry of matter | Particulière’s Mumbai debut French design heavyweight Collection Particulière has made its grand Indian debut at Mumbai’s luxury experiential destination, Nilaya Anthology Calm amidst the chaos | Studio Nishita Kamdar, Mumbai When the architect becomes the client, the result is a beautifully experimental, texture-rich cave designed to frame a lifestyle within an 850 sq ft Mumbai apartment Geography of memory | Casa Tlalli in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh This home translates a family’s global wanderlust into a sun-drenched, deeply rooted sanctuary that holds Spain, Mexico and Meerut within Earthy elegance | Mumbai's 'Mitti Craft House' How two ageing apartments were reborn as a sanctuary of clay, light and conscious luxury Overhead opulence | PS Designs, Mumbai A closer look at a fingerprint-inspired wooden ceiling that redefines the entrance lobby of a tech park in Mumbai OTHER MAGAZINES