pHighlights of India Today Hindi 15th January, 2025 issue:p p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Vision 2025spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;2025 already! The number will come as a shock to the many among us for whom the dawn of the millennium seems like only yesterday. Remember Y2K But although 25 years have passed, and even millennials must be all grown up, no one is handing them the keys just yet: the world is still run by people from the 20th century, and many of the challenges it faces seem rooted in the past. This issue itself is the latest iteration of a comforting tradition, in which we invite a distinguished panel of experts to gaze into the year ahead for India and the world in different sectors like Geopolitics, Economy, Defence, Techenology, Health etc. spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Geopoliticsspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Vyavasthaon Ke Beech Uljhee Duniyaspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;The world now is multipolar economically, unipolar militarily and fragmented politically. Instances of opportunism by nations are multiplyingspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Economyspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Kaise Rakhen Barkara Arthvyavastha Ki Tej Raftaarspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Accelerating India’s growth potential in 2025 demands reforms, resilience and readiness for global uncertaintiesspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;The Prime Ministerspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Modi Ke Samne Dohri Chunautispanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;At home, the PM has to come up with bold reforms to rev up a slowing economy and ensure equitable growth. Abroad, Modi has to find a way to strike a deal with trump on his tariffs and migration grouses against Indiaspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Protectionism and Indiaspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Apni Vypaar Neeti Par Punarvichar Kare Bharatspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;India must lower tariffs, embrace high-standard FTAs and align trade policies with shifting global dynamics to thrive in the trump 2.0 eraspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;AI Revolutionspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Bharat Ki AI Shakti Ka Dohanspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;The country stands poised to leverage AI’s transformative potential through agents, applications, literacy and safetyspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; spanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;COST OF Welfaresspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Nakad Hastantaran Par Nayee Bahasspanp p classMsoNormal styleline-height: 136;span stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 136; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;Cash transfer schemes shouldn’t be treated as freebies. That said, their popularity will have major implications for our democracyspanp p classMsoNormalspan stylefont-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; spanp