Interview

On his visit to India to attend the BRICS summit on September 12-13, Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, gave an exclusive interview to India Today Group Editor, Foreign Affairs, Geeta Mohan, answering a wide range of questions, including his ties with India, the ongoing conflict with the US, the nuclear weapons issue and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Excerpts:

From the Quad and an ever-growing volume of business to closer defence ties and the trade deal, US Ambassador Sergio Gor speaks exclusively to India Today's Rohit Sharma on a range of key bilateral issues between India and the US. Excerpts:

India's military stands at a moment of profound transition. The rules of warfare are being rewritten in real time—by drones and artificial intelligence, cyber conflict and electronic warfare, contested borders and rapidly shifting geopolitical fault lines. For the man at the centre of that transformation, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the challenge has been not just preparing for the next war, but redesigning India's military for a new era of conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with India Today Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Deputy Editor Pradip R. Sagar, just days before demitting office after a four-year stint, Gen. Chauhan reflects on the defining challenges of his tenure and outlines how India's armed forces are preparing for this radically changing battlespace—from Operation Sindoor and the China challenge to theatre commands, drones, cyber warfare and AI. Excerpts:

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal is the man of the moment, having signed two major back-to-back deals, one with the European Union and the other with the United States, within a week. Shortly after the joint statement on the Indo-US trade agreement, Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa spoke with him to assess what these arrangements mean for India's economic growth and the potential benefits for the common man. Excerpts

Since he took over as Reserve Bank of India Governor a year back, Sanjay Malhotra has walked the fine line between sustaining growth and safeguarding stability. At the RBI's headquarters in Mumbai, he spoke to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Managing Editor M.G. Arun on a range of economic issues, like why he considers the economy to be in a Goldilocks phase, how the repo rate cuts will push demand, whether the RBI has any plans to shore up the weakening Indian rupee, and more. Excerpts:

In an exclusive interview, Union environ­m­­­ent minister Bhupender Yadav says the Centre is looking at a 'whole of government' strategy to bring down pollution numbers. Excerpts:

On October 27, as the campaign for the first phase of the Bihar election wound down, Mahagathbandhan CM candi­date Tejashwi Yadav spoke to India Today TV's Marya Shakil on the poll build-up, his counter to the NDA campaign, the poll promises and how he'll fulfil them. Excerpts:

S.V.R. Srinivas, CEO, Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), talks about project deadlines, resettlement of slum-dwellers and the attendant controversies. Edited excerpts:

Aria, a twentysomething singer from Kerala, on her life in a Korean pop band and how fame and scrutiny have driven her to make better music

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai spoke to Raj Chengappa and Rahul Noronha on how his state has been tackling Naxalism. Excerpts:

In an interview with INDIA TODAY, Shah said the deadline was on the basis of work that has already been done

Union communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia speaks to India Today's Avishek G. Dastidar about the growing menace of spam calls and messages, and the government's action plan to combat it

Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil tells Dhaval S. Kulkarni that the community will support anyone who backs their OBC quota demand. Edited excerpts:

Excerpts from a forthright interview where the Minister speaks about the government's response to the entrance exam crisis

In conversation with BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda