India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

UPFRONT • The mid-air assault on an Indian captain by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has exposed a security vulnerability that aviation has struggled to address

THE AI-THREAT • WITH AI THREADING ALL OUR SYSTEMS, FROM DEFENCE TO INFRASTRUCTURE, AUTONOMOUS AGENTS COULD WREAK HAVOC WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS. WHAT INDIA MUST DO TO COUNTER THE POSSIBILITY WHILE HARVESTING ITS POTENTIAL

STEERING THE MACHINE: SAFEGUARDS IN THE AI ERA • AS AI BECOMES MORE ADVANCED, PROGRESS ON CONTROL AND ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE INTENTIONAL AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM

SECURING THE GLOBAL AI ARENA • AI SECURITY IS THE NEXT BIG FRONTIER IN GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY, AND INDIA IS WELL PLACED TO BUILD THE 'TRUST LAYER' FOR IT. A SHIFT TO CONTINUOUS AI ASSURANCE WILL BE KEY

PACING THE FRONTIER BETWEEN OUR EARS • AI IS TRANSFORMING WHAT WE CAN BUILD. BUT THE REAL FRONTIER LIES IN HOW WELL WE UNDERSTAND, REGULATE AND DEPLOY IT

A TOUGH RULEBOOK FOR AI AGENTS • AS AI SYSTEMS MAKE REAL-TIME DECISIONS ACROSS FUNCTIONS, FIRMS NEED ORCHESTRATION-LED GOVERNANCE, A BUILT-IN CONTROL LAYER THAT IMPARTS ACCOUNTABILITY, POLICY ALIGNMENT AND ABILITY TO INTERVENE AS AGENTS OPERATE

RETAIN THE AI CONTROL KEY • THE RISE OF AUTONOMOUS AI AGENTS PROMISES EXTRAORDINARY GAINS IN EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO AMPLIFIES SYSTEMIC RISKS. INDIA NEEDS SAFEGUARDS THAT MATCH ITS GROWING POWER, NOT REGULATIONS THAT STIFLE INNOVATION

WHY INDIA MUST BUILD ITS OWN AI STACK • INDIA'S AI FUTURE DEPENDS ON BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, KNOWLEDGE AND TALENT TO DEVELOP, IMPROVE AND SECURE INTELLIGENCE AT SCALE

A CASE FOR AATMANIRBHAR AI • DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN AI MODELS AND COMPUTE COULD LEAVE INDIA VULNERABLE TO DECISIONS MADE IN DISTANT CAPITALS. WE NEED AN INTELLIGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR OWN

THE SOUTHERN SURGE • THE INDIA TODAY SOUTH CONCLAVE SAW LEADERS FROM POLITICS TO CULTURE DEBATE DIVISION, DELIMITATION AND DIVERSITY

LE!SURE • FROM A CHILDHOOD DEFINED BY HARDSHIP, NEERU DHANDA HAS EMERGED AS INDIA'S NEW SHOOTING STAR, WINNING WORLD CUP AND ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALS

Drawing the Human Condition • With In Another Mode: Sudhir Patwardhan’s Drawings 1970-2000, the artist reflects on 30 years of his relationship with Mumbai and the role of the human figure in his work

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

BREGUET MAKES TIME FLOAT • To mark 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon, the maison turns its most famous invention into theatre with the mysterious, platinum-cased Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255.

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? • A new paternity test traces the origins of diamonds using AI Fingerprinting.

INSIDE THE UBER COOL Supper Clubs of India • The best tables in India right now are in someone's living room. They don't advertise. They don't take walk-ins. And they are serving some of the most interesting food in the country.

Petite Indulgence • A hidden door, few stools, a small menu, quiet conversations; intimate bars are the new PDRs for watering holes.

A ROOM WITH RAMEN • How Neha Mishra turned her ramen obsession into Kinoya, the top ranked restaurant of...