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17 Jul 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 29

The Grand Design

How the Modi government is planning to get its biggest political agenda passed in Parliament

All Magazine Stories - July 2026 Issue

Iran’s Rage from the Ruins
3 min read
Proof and Prejudice In Karnataka’s SIR Drive
9 min read
Female Genital Mutilation: The Unkindest Cut
8 min read
Bestselling author Amish is expanding his storytelling empire to children’s fiction, video games and music
The End of a Romance: Washington is rewriting its India playbook
Crime and Nourishment: From Tihar’s thali to UK’s drone-fed jails, a tale of curious priorities
Bondage on Display: The cost of human trafficking is borne by humanity itself
Flights of Freedom: Kings, spies and the politics of independence
New Muse, Old Habits: Meta pulls a feature from its AI image generation model because of privacy concerns
Satluj: Embers of the Past
12 min read
FD In Spouse’s Name: Who can claim the tax credit?
Temple-Mosque Disputes: The Missing Middle Ground
4 min read
Mixologists are reimagining classic cocktails with ingredients from Ladakh to the Western Ghats
In ‘The Invite’ marriage is a tragicomedy
1 min read
Stargazer: Medha Shankr, Siddharth Menon, Mia Takarabe and Meera Syal
The Next AI Wave: Smaller specialised models are India’s natural strengths
Fine Print of a Boom: AI data centres look like development today. Wait till the electricity bills and water tankers arrive
Delicious Nothings: ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ is a great binge-watch with lots of style and little substance
India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement: Tariff Diplomacy
Hormuz of a Dilemma
3 min read