Open Magazine 3 June 2024

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Weekly issue of Open magazine dated 3 June 2024, featuring sections such as Opinion, Notebook, Insider, Open Essay, and interviews. Highlights include discussion of internal security under the home minister, a China–Russia geopolitical analysis, commentary on Indian politics and conspiracy narratives, and literary and cultural pieces covering race, identity, natural MumbaI and a Netlflix series review.

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[www. openthemagazine. com](www. openthemagazine. com) RNI CODE NO. HARENG01045 3 JUNE 2024 / `80 CONTENTS 3 JUNE 2024 5 OPINION The original error By Minhaz Merchant 32 46 54 6 NOTEBOOK Lawfare against Israel By Sudeep Paul 10 INSIDER 12 INDRAPRASTHA By Virendra Kapoor 13 GAME, SETHAND MATCH The great Indian heatstroke By SuhelSeth 24 OPEN ESSAY The toxic China-Russia nexus By Brahma Chellaney 50 32 42 46 50 54 ‘THE PRIMEMINISTER’S HIGH TRUST QUOTIENT ISBJP’S STRENGTH’ Union Home Minister Amit Shahin conversation with PR Ramesh SECURING THE NATION How the home minister has rebuilt internal security By Siddharth Singh HIMALAYAN HIGH Anurag Thakur is banking on his popularity and the Modi government’s schemes ashe seeksa ﬁfthLok Sabha term from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh By Amita Shah CASHING IN ON THE NAVEEN FATIGUE DharmendraPradhan, contesting from SambalpurinOdisha, tells Open why he gets a whiff of change By Rajeev Deshpande BETWEEN PANTH AND PROTESTS The one constantin Punjab’s political life is the belief in conspiracy theories about New Delhi By Siddharth Singh 58 58 ‘BEA WARRIOR FROM DAY ONE’ Having battleda careerslump and cancer, ManishaKoirala returns asa courtesan ina Netﬂix series By Kaveree Bamzai 62 THE RACHEL PAPERS The truth about thetawaifs By Rachel Dwyer 64 NATURAL MUMBAI Reimagining the relationship between the city and the forest By Shaikh Ayaz 68 CLASS APART Sunjeev Sahota, two-time Booker Prize nominee, speaks about his new novel that deals with race and identity By Nandini Nair 72 SOFT POWER Athought for Mother Earth By Makarand R Paranjape 74 STARGAZER By Kaveree Bamzai Cover Photograph by Ashish Sharma Disclaimer ‘Open Avenues’ are advertiser-driven marketing initiatives and Open assumes no responsibility for content and the consequences of using products or services advertised in the magazine 3 JUNE 2024 [www.openthemagazine.com](www.openthemagazine.com 3)[ 3](www.openthemagazine.com 3) OPEN MAIL EDITORS Prasannarajan MANAGING EDITOR PR Ramesh CONSULTING EDITOR-AT-LARGERajeev Deshpande EXECUTIVE EDITOR Ullekh NP EDITOR-AT-LARGE Siddharth Singh DEPUTY EDITORS Madhavankutty Pillai (Mumbai Bureau Chief), Rahul Pandita, Amita Shah, VShoba (Bengaluru), Nandini Nair, Sudeep Paul ART DIRECTOR Jyoti K Singh SENIOR EDITORS Lhendup Gyatso Bhutia (Mumbai), Moinak Mitra, Aditya Iyer SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Antara Raghavan ASSOCIATE EDITOR Vijay KSoni (Web) ASSISTANT EDITOR Soumava Haldar SENIOR COPYEDITOR Neelabh Raj CHIEF OF GRAPHICS Saurabh Singh SENIOR DESIGNERSAnup Banerjee, Veer Pal Singh PHOTO EDITOR Raul Irani DEPUTY PHOTO EDITOR Ashish Sharma CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PreetiSahni CFO RaasTaneja NATIONAL HEAD–EDUCATION Virender Singh Bhati GENERAL MANAGER–EVENTS INITIATIVES Ashutosh Pratap Singh GENERAL MANAGER Uma Srinivasan (Chennai) Jyoti Handa (We

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