12 The Centre Can Hold The BJP advocates simultaneous polls and other single-point solutions even as the Opposition decries these as an attack on the country’s federal polity 16 Strong Rule, Weak Economy Investment is diwndling, demand is low, the GDP growth rate has been on a downward trajectory and the government’s policies make the prospect of an upswing bleak 26 Kashmir Redesigned Articles 370, 35A gone. Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh are separate Union territories now. What next 56 Wrestling With Success In Bolly Akhara Nitesh Tiwari directed the highest-grossing Hindi film Dangal. Can he replicate this accomplishment with his upcoming Chhichhore 58 Sentinels Of The Wild, Wild East Despite poachers, animal attacks and recurring floods, the forest guards of Kaziranga risk life and limb to protect its rich wildlife 4 LETTERS 63 BOOKS 64 GLITTERATI 66 DIARY