| INDIA TODAY: June 1998 to August 1998
 Aug 31, 1998
Life After Jayalalitha
Relations between the BJP and
the AIADMK reach a point of no return even as Jayalalitha's allies are
willing to lend support to the Government. A beleaguered Vajpayee now
believes it's time for liberation from Amma's tantrums.
Pakistan: Fatal Fixation
 Aug 24, 1998
The Ugly Indian
Fifty-one years after Independence, national life revolves around
a series of meaningless rituals. The nation continues to submit to corruption.
Institutions are created only to be destroyed by endless politicking.
The common good has long been forgotten.
Cauvery agreement: Trick or Treat
 Aug 17, 1998
Tiger in Trouble
Justice B N Srikrishna indicts Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for his role
in the Mumbai riots of 1993, while the state Government loses no time
in rubbishing his report. With another controversy on its hands, the Sena's
troubles seem unending.
Undertrials: Hell's Prisoners
 Aug 10, 1998
Breakdown
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif failed to get the Indo-Pakistan
dialogue moving in Colombo. Both sides accused the other of intransigence
over Kashmir. India now faces a major challenge in convincing the world
that tensions will not get out of hand.
Illegal Immigrants: Political Pawns
 Aug 3, 1998
Godse on Trial
Fifty years after the assassination of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi, by Hindu revivalist Nathuram Godse, the Godse phenomenon emerges
from the recesses of the past to haunt a nation that is still unsure how
to cope with its history.
P T Usha: Mother Courage
 July 27, 1998
Scuttling the Bill
Last week, with cross-party support, the Women's Reservation Bill was
on the verge of being passed in Parliament. But then nobody had reckoned
with the fierce backlash of the political class to a proposed law that
would have redrawn the country's electoral map.
Fodder Scam: Sinister Pattern
 July 20, 1998
Rising Prices
Unseasonal rains, over-cautious policies and a falling rupee have collectively
driven up prices of essential commodities as never before in the space
of a year. There's no respite in sight.
Women's Reservation Bill: Ladies
Seat
 July 13, 1998
New Chemistry
Jayalalitha readies for an explosion, Jyoti Basu befriends the
Congress and the BJP finds allies from within the UF. With the Government's
survival at stake yet again, new equations are taking shape.
Joint Family System: Unlovingly Yours
 July 6, 1998
Grand Designs
Union Home Minister L K Advani and state Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah
plan a fresh offensive to tackle the new wave of militancy in the mountainous
terrains of Doda and Udhampur, as Pakistan steps up its attempts to
internationalise the Kashmir issue.
Education: Top 10 Colleges of India
 June 29, 1998
The Way to Win
The soccer World Cup demonstrates that speed and strength have become
vital ingredients in modern sport. Winning requires athleticism. This
lack of power is a major factor why India isn't able to produce world
class athletes in almost every sport it plays.
Indo-US Relations: A New Low
 June 22, 1998
The Bomb Makers
The inside story of India's nuclear blasts at Pokhran the men who made
them possible. With exclusive photographs of the preparations and the
leading scientists at work. Also profiles of the leading scientists.
Rupee Slide: Crisis Comes Calling
 June 15, 1998
In the Court Of Chief Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The prime minister projects a regal style, laden with authority, but his
official set-up is still relatively lightweight, informal and prone to
ad-hocism. It reflects the leader's hands-off approach.
Budget 98: Made in India
 June 8, 1998
Bang for Bang
Pakistan conducts nuclear tests and claims it has evened the score. For
its part, India calls for a global convention on nuclear weapons. Can
this situation be transformed into an opportunity for comprehensive disarmament?
Or will the arms race intensify?
Obituary: The Melody Man
 June 1, 1998
Hawkish Indias
The Pokhran tests and their aftermath have radically redefined India's
foreign policy, forcing other nuclear weapons states to re-evaluate
their basic assumptions about the country being a benign democracy, slow
to anger and action. A detailed analysis.
Reforms: In The Shadow of The Bomb
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