India Today - January 22, 2018

Highlights of India Today 22nd January 2018, issue:
The Cover Story - What The Stars foretell - looks at the some of the enduring concerns that preoccupy us, from the inescapable, perennial rubrics of the economy and politics, to hot button issues of privacy and the fate of political debate as indignation and fake news spiral in the echo chambers of social media.

One of the 12 exclusive essays which make up the cover story package also focuses on whether 2018 is going to be all about the 2019 elections, or will the Congress face extinction in the Assembly elections even before the year is out?

The special report, Beyond Guns & Diamonds, focuses on why a temporary chill in Indo-Israeli ties is unlikely to mar PM Benjamin Netanyahu's historic first visit to India as the two countries explore ways to expand their strategic relationship.

The story, Plugging the Aadhaar Leaks, talks about the latest Aadhaar breach and brings to fore the need to strengthen privacy laws in line with the 2012 recommendations of the Justice AP Shah-led Group of Experts on Privacy.

The guest column has been written by the author of The Vanishing: India's Wildlife Crisis, Prerna Singh Bindra, who explains how the The Great Indian Bustard, which was to become the country's national bird but for the worry that its name might be misspelled, is endemic to India.

The issue also comes with a free magazine: Home.