Highlights of India Today Hindi-4th April 2018, issue:

Cover Story: Opposition

Vipakshi Kheme Mein Laambandi

Encouraging by-poll results and disenchanted NDA allies expose chinks in the impenetrable Modi-Shah election armour. It opens up the possibility of an anti-BJP alliance to take on the party in 2019. But who or what will bind the coalition?

Upfront

Mosul: Gafalat Bhari Traasadi

Announcement by Sushma Swaraj in Parliament that the 39 Indian construction workers missing in Iraq had been killed in cold blood by terrorist group ISIS earned Swaraj and the government a fair share of criticism.

Congress: Rahul Ka Siddhant

If Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s concl­uding speech on March 18 at the 84th plenary of the party is any indication, the party will soon see a major organisational restructuring, with the focus on grooming young leaders.

States

Jammu-Kashmir: Gathabandhan Ki Gahraati Mushkilen

The Sacking of Drabu betrays a crack in the PDP-BJP deal. And ending the tie-up may be PDP’s survival formula.

Punjab/Delhi: Maaf Kar Do Bhool Hui

How Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s serial apologies will cost the party.

Special Report

Cow-Shelter: Kis Kaam Ki Goraksha

The politics of militant cow protection plays out in a crisis of abandoned feral cattle adding to the woes of farmers. Governments in several states are responding by throwing money at Gaushalas but it’s clearly not enough.

Economy: Aayaat Par America Dikhane Laga Aankh

Heavy tariffs imposed by the United States on imported steel and aluminium have sparked fears of a global trade war. While Donald Trump’s obvious target is China, Indian exports may be caught in the crossfire.