Highlights of India Today Hindi-30th May 2018, issue:

Cover Story

Karnatak Chunav:  Modi Ki Dakshin Mein Dastak

The BJP’s positive performance in Karnataka has paved the way for Modi and the party to deepen their penetration in the south, and countermand any losses in the north in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Upfront

Nepal: Dharm Ka Bandhan

India invoked ‘historical’, ‘geographical’, ‘religious’ and even ‘familial’ ties with Nepal to broker peace and make a fresh start. But the message from Kathmandu is loud and clear—Nepal will no longer dance to India’s tune. Nepal does not need a sherpa, it needs a friend in India.

Arthaat: Nayab Nakami

Due to BJP and its allies the huge retail market could not see reforms and thus could not generate on large scale. The country thus lost the opportunity to attract investment and change the face of retail market.

States

Assam: Bechain Hotay Bashinday

Demographic engineering of BJP has put the state unit in a precarious situation. There is an apprehension that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants may get permanent citizenship due the proposed law.

Dilli: Kashmakash Mein Camera

The AAP government had proposed to install CCTVs in every nook and corner of the city state but the Lieutenant Governor scuttle the initiative by announcing a committee that will look over the issue.

Special Report: Kashmir

Yuvaon Mein Badhta Akrosh

The centres's muscular offensive is not working, more and more youth are joining insurgent ranks. Even army chief admits the crackdown has not worked, and that peace is the only way forward.

Special Report: Flipkart-Walmart Deal

Walmart Ki Nayee Pari

Walmart's Flipkart buy signals the beginning of consolidation in the Indian e-commerce space, but turning around the business will be challenging in a higly competitive market.