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INDIA
TODAY: January to March
2000
 March
27, 2000
Delhi Spring
Streets are being cleaned, buildings are being spruced up and
the security blanket has never been thicker than this. As India prepares
to welcome the US president Bill Clinton, India Today looks at the significance
of the visit.
RSS: Hawkish Postures
 March
20, 2000
Heartthrob Hrithik
He is the right man in the right place--at the right time too.
In a Bollywood that is dominated by the Khans, his is likely to be the
fresh face that can launch many a hit. With his body, his looks, his talent,
Rakesh Roshan's son, Hrithik, has suddenly become a national craze.
Bihar: Laloo's Reverse Swing
 March
13, 2000
New Man Vs Old Fox
With rival Nitish Kumar getting the first shy at government formation,
an angry Laloo Prasad Yadav is determined to fight back with his own rules
of realpolitik where caste configurations come before development.
BJP-RSS: Furore Over Khaki
 March
6, 2000
World's Richest Indian...
The chairman of Wipro, Azim H. Premji, is a reluctant multibillionaire.
With its stocks smashing record after record, Wipro has become the most
valuable Indian company and its chairman the richest Indian ever.
N Vittal: Shaming the corrupt
 February
28, 2000
Budget 2001
The millennium's first budget shouldn't just be an accounting
exercise. It should spell out new ideas for a second generation of reforms
and structural adjustments in the economy.
Yashwant Sinha: From Zero to Hero
 February
21, 2000
Winter Warriors
As Indian soldiers brave Arctic conditions on the world's most
inhospitable battlefield, holding the heights is a severe test of human
spirit and raw courage.
Government-RSS: Uneasy Pact
 February
14, 2000
We Are Broke
Escalating salary bills, rampant populism and unabated profligacy
have pushed states into bankruptcy. Investment in public and infrastructure
services comes to a halt as states borrow just to meet day to day expenses.
Now essential services like health, education and transport stand imperilled.
Constitution: Review Rift
 February
7, 2000
Faltering Farooq
Dogged by unkept promises the besieged chief minister bargains
for greater autonomy for Jammu & Kashmir.
BJP:Thakre at Sea
 January
31, 2000
Future Vision
Fifty years after becoming a republic, India has to come up with new ideas
to break the mould and bring about change.
Kashmir: Reaction Plans
 January
24, 2000
Battle of the Lamas
The boy Karmapa's arrival in Dharamsala embroils India in the
bitter feuding of the Tibetan clergy -- and heightens mutual suspicions
between Delhi and Beijing.
IC 814 Hijack: Made in Mumbai
 January
17, 2000
Bull Run
The Indian bourses -- propelled by infotech scrips -- have climbed
to dizzying new levels. What's driving this boom? Is it the reflection
of the state of the economy? What is the role of the FIIs, mutual funds,
institutions and the small investor? And, crucially, is the market overheating?
A look at the upsurge and its implications.
IC 814 Hijack: How the Nightmare Endend
 January
10, 2000
Plane Terror
Even as it engaged the hijackers of IC 814 at Kandahar, India
was not only up against desperate terrorists but also the Taliban, to
which it has not given diplomatic recognition. An inside look at the negotiations.
Plus an investigation into how the hijackers smuggled the weapons into
the aircraft. And a report on the national trauma.
Nation: Ed's Top Con
 January
3 ,2000
The Defining Decade
The '90s began like any decade and ended like no other. By the
end of the 10 years, India had taken an irreversible turn.
Faces of the Millennium
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