Highlights of India Today 6th November  2017, issue:

This week's cover story - Battle for Gujarat - focuses on the upcoming Gujarat elections and looks at how the BJP's first duo, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, face one of their toughest electoral battles in the face of a resurgent Opposition and a combative Congress.

The Big Story - The Xi Supremacy - looks at Xi Jinping's elevation to a status higher than his two predecessors in the recently held Communist Party Congress in China. Xi Jinping is now the third Chinese leader, after Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, to have his name mentioned in the constitution. What does Xi Jinping's 'extraordinary elevation' presage for China, India and the world?

The story - Pakistan, After Sharif - talks about how the former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif faces conviction, but continues to confront the establishment. The story looks at whether his dynasty will split, or will he trigger a coup, in the imminent turmoil?

There is a special report on India's top 10 Business schools and what makes them top notch. While two IIMs, Calcutta and Ahmedabad, continue to lead from the front, the others have some catching up to do. The extensive report rates them on various parameters such as value for money, best job providers, best paymasters etc.

The issue also comes with three free magazines: Women, Simply Mumbai, and Simply Pune.