A rocky road ahead for Devendra Fadnavis in the driver's seat

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 A rocky road ahead for Devendra Fadnavis in the driver’s seat Quota quagmire, burden of populism, allies’ aspirations—the new Maharashtra CM must handle it all while averting blunders stemming from any Mahayuti overconfidence in its numbers By Dhaval S. Kulkarni SPECIAL REPORT: A VOTE FOR MODI 3.0 How Maharashtra is a mandate for Modi 3.0 The landslide win has put the BJP on a stronger wicket after the general election setback and laid the ground for development at full steam By Raj Chengappa ECONOMY: RBI POLICY MEET How RBI tried to balance growth-inflation matrix with a CRR cut Cutting the CRR by 50 bps to the pre-pandemic 4 per cent will release liquidity to the tune of Rs 1.16 lakh crore into the banking system, augmenting the capacity of banks to lend By M.G. Arun FROM THE STATES: KERALA Why the ball is in Pinarayi govt court in Malankara Church factional feud With the Supreme Court ruling the handover of six churches from the Jacobite to the Orthodox faction, all eyes are on the government to act By Jeemon Jacob SPOTLIGHT: PLASTIC POLLUTION Why the first-ever global treaty on plastic pollution has missed 2024 target The key issues of disagreement between the developed and developing world that pushed finalising of the proposed treaty to the next year By Sonal Khetarpal HEALTH: CERVICAL CANCER Why men too should take the cervical cancer vaccine Oncologist Dr Niti Raizada says vaccinating both women and men against the human papillomavirus can significantly contain cervical cancer while protecting males from related cancers By Dr Niti Raizada CINEMA: ‘PUSHPA 2’ REVIEW ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ is high on swag but short on storyline The template is fairly dull: action-heavy set pieces where Pushpa, the one-man army, inspires awe, but any credible threat to his throne is missing in the first place By Suhani Singh FROM THE ARCHIVES (2005): SONIA GANDHI Sonia Gandhi: Such a long journey The Maino girl, who dreamt of becoming a flight attendant but kept her tryst with destiny in India, turns 78 on December 9 By Vera Schiavazzi in Turin 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