Highlights of India Today English issue dated September 22nd, 2014. The Cover Story this issue is on the Defence Ministry. It breaks down the critical deficiencies in the armed forces, how they came to be, and why they are hard to fix. The Special Report this issue is on the ongoing devastation caused by the rains in Jammu ans Kashmir. Nature's fury, no flood forecasting system combined with poor preparedness have left Jammu and Kashmir battling its worst flood in more than 50 years. The Big Story is on India-China ties. The perception in China is that relations with India may soon reach an inflection point that will see strategic differences subordinated to economic ties. Congress vs Congress is a story in the Nation section on Rahul Gandhi's foot soldiers squaring off against mother Sonia's old lieutenants in the battle for control of the party. The Nation section has a story on Andhra Pradesh where N. Chandrababu Naidu unveils a blueprint for the state to offset the eventual loss of Hyderabad but a lot hinges on the Centre's munificence and investor interest. The recently-concluded India Today Mind Rocks at Delhi's Siri Fort auditorium was a 'Masti Ki Pathshala' studded with many film stars. Shekhar Gupta in his column National Interest says ordinary lives are cheap in India. So all the government has to do in the name of disaster management is to dole out relief money. The issue has 2 free magazines - Home and Simply Mumbai - with it.