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INDIA TODAY: June to August
1999
 August
30, 1999
His Last Bow?
Khushwant Singh, historian, author and
jokester, has written another novel, possibly his last, after 10 years.
In the autumn of his life, he says he'd like to be known as a scholar
rather than as the king of sleaze. An exclusive interview. Plus extracts
from In the Company of Women.
ELECTIONS 99:
Safe Passage, Hot Pursuit
 August
23, 1999
The Vajpayee
Wave
An exclusive pre-election opinion poll
indicates the BJP-led alliance will win a comfortable majority in the
next Lok Sabha. An overwhelmingly high rating for Atal Bihari Vajpayee
suggests the voter trusts a tried and tested hand over the relative inexperience
of Sonia Gandhi.
ELECTIONS 99:
Clutching the Hand
 August
16, 1999
Holding the heights
Clearing Kargil of Pakistani intruders was a tough task. But with the
onset of winter, the army faces the hellish prospect of defending an inhospitable
150-km battlefield. This involves a logistical nightmare of equipping
thousands of soldiers and sustaining them for months.
Elections 99: The Spoilers
 August 9, 1999
Yearning
for Past Glory
Dynastic charisma is only one element of the Congress' recovery. To regain
pre-eminence, the party has to recreate the social coalition that it once
forged.
Sonia Gandhi: Life of the Party
 August
2, 1999
Flying
High with Vajpayee
The BJP is banking almost solely on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
to bring in the votes in the coming elections. An in-depth look at the
leader, the party, the allies, the campaign and the Sangh Parivar.
A B Vajpayee: Man of the Moment
 July
26, 1999
Uniting India
The war helped India rediscover its underlying oneness. But the inspiring
triumph will ever be a reminder that smugness can cost the country dear.
Photofeature: Soldier's Hour
 July
19, 1999
Face-Saving Retreat
Internationally isolated and militarily losing grounds in the
heights of Kargil, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rushed to Washington.
A face-saving retreat may have been worked out in his meeting with President
Bill Clinton but Sharif could find it tough to keep his part of the tenuous
bargain. An analysis.
Kargil: It's Their
War Too
 July 12, 1999
In the land of the
Enemy
Pakistan's strategy is clear: escalate tension, even use the threat
of a nuclear war, to force a third-party intervention to wrest Kashmir.
And while the war on the Line of Control may not be total, the mood across
the border is one of total victory, the country revelling in its international
bad-boy image. A spot report.
Orissa: Mystery Mail
 July
5, 1999
Will the War Spread?
As the border conflict enters the second month, India makes some gains
despite the stiff resistance put up by Pakistani intruders. But there
is new concern now: that the war may go beyond Kargil now. An analysis.
Mizoram: Story of
Plenty
 June 28, 1999
Lest We Forget
From the ashes of the dead rise the tales of India's heroes. Struggling
to cope, their grieving but proud families impart India with some of their
pride.
Tamil Nadu: Hardly a Reprieve
 June 21, 1999
The Marathon War
With the Intruders showing they can withstand sustained assaults, the
army revises strategy and time frame of war.
Cabinet: Tenure of Turbulence
 June
14, 1999
Intelligence
Failure
Shocking lapses, apathetic agencies, unforgivable goof-ups, see India
failing to anticipate the major Pakistan offensive in Kargil, resulting
in rising casualties and a prolonged conflict.
Nagaland: Gunning For Peace
 June
7, 1999
The
Kargil War
With the battle for the frozen heights escalating dramatically, the Lahore
bus diplomacy of Prime Minister Vajpayee appears to have got punctured.
Orissa: Unfinished Business
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