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INDIA
TODAY: September 2001 to December
2001
 December
31, 2001
The Year that Changed the World
The passing year will forever be defined by the events of September 11.
When the United States took up the fight against terrorism, it ushered
in the end of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Analysts from the western
world look at the tactics that won the war as well as the resilience of
a supportive American people. Others consider the footprints left by Indian
politics, economy, sports, films and fashion. An EXCLUSIVE analysis of
the year that was by India Today.
 December
24, 2001
Attack on Parliament
On December 13 India witnessed one of the most audacious terrorist attacks—directed
at the heart of its democracy. In selecting Parliament House, the five
terrorists armed with automatic weapons, grenades and RDX wanted to mock
India, paralyse it politically and leave it totally devastated. Their
plan failed but it was a very narrow miss. As the magnitude of the assault
hits home, the time for just indignation may be over. An EXCLUSIVE story
of the most dastardly assault on the Indian state and the Government's
response to the threat posed by extremists.
 December
17, 2001
Big Deals
Since September 11, the world has been in a tailspin with the economy
of most countries facing a slowdown of one kind or another. The tourism
industry has been a biggest casualty of this recession. Nose-diving air
fares, slashed room rates, unbelievable travel discounts and once-in-a-life
time holiday packages... It's a great time to go on vacation as the industry
pulls out all the stops to attract tourists in the hope of spurring a
wanderlust that could bail them out of the recession. An EXCLUSIVE report
by India Today.
 December
10, 2001
The Great Wedding Bazaar
Impervious to recession and open to ostentation, the Rs 5,000-crore wedding
industry in India is on a new high. Flamenco dances, helicopters showering
rose petals on the baraatis and even a recreation of the Niagra Falls
are no more a rare sight in Indian weddings. Money is no bar and with
fresh ideas percolating by the hour, the Indian wedding bazaar is continually
reinventing itself to meet the increasingly flamboyant tastes of the rich.
An EXCLUSIVE report.
 December
3, 2001
Targeting India
When International Cricket Council match refree Mike Denness punished
Sachin Tendulkar for tampering with the ball and five other Indian cricketers
for violating the spirit of the game at Port Elizabeth in South Africa,
he had not reckoned his action would result in a confrontation that would
take on racial undertones. With the Board of Control for Cricket in India
President Jagmohan Dalmiya, supported by the South African Board, unrelenting
on the issue, the stage is set for a battle that tests the International
Cricket Council's hold on world cricket.
 November
26, 2001
Freedom From Hell
A breath of fresh air blows across Afghan streets as Northern Alliance
troops take control. Cassette vendors playing pop music, boys playing
soccer and women shedding their veils for the first time marked the tentative
rebirth of a city.
India: Shifting
Base
 November
19, 2001
Discovery
Of India
Nervous about its allies and looking to a post-Afghan war scenario, the
United States proposes a military alliance with India. The Government
turns it down but this may not be the last word. An EXCLUSIVE report.
India: Worrying
Neighbour
 November
12, 2001
The
Guru of Joy
The fastest growing guru in the marketplace of happiness is presiding
over an empire of air-and breathing with him are the despairing and the
dandy in over 135 countries.
Pakistan:
Double Game
 November
5, 2001
How
Long Will The War Last?
Three weeks into the world's most high tech war and the Taliban regime
has not crumbled. With the Northern Alliance advance halted and diplomacy
making slow progress, this is a war that could run on and on. An EXCLUSIVE
report.
Russian Experience:
History's Pointers
 October
29, 2001
Should
India Attack?
The Northern Alliance plays a pivotal role in US plans to overthrow the
Taliban, but it is Pakistan that holds the key to the stability of any
future regime in Kabul. An EXCLUSIVE despatch by the INDIA TODAY team
from the battle zone.
Afghanistan:
Autumn Of Turmoil
 October
22, 2001
Destination
Kabul
The Northern Alliance plays a pivotal role in US plans to overthrow the
Taliban, but it is Pakistan that holds the key to the stability of any
future regime in Kabul. An EXCLUSIVE despatch by the INDIA TODAY team
from the battle zone.
Pakistan:
General In Command
 October
15, 2001
India's
bin Laden
October 1 in Srinagar was not as dramatic as September 11 in the US. But
the attack on the J&K Assembly emphasises the reality that India continues
to be a permanent victim of jehad, that the author of the blast is the
bin Laden of Kandahar vintage.
Afghanistan:
Ready To Strike
 October
8, 2001
Islam's
Buccaneers
With the US prepared for a showdown with the Taliban militia in Afghanistan,
the first big war of the 21st century is set to become a clash of civilisations.
Pitted against the most modern superpower in the world is a country which
revels in and looks forward to its medieval past.
Pakistan:
Price Of A Deal
 October
1, 2001
America's
General
Pakistan takes its most crucial decision since the 1971 war — to side
with the United States against the Taliban. The clerics may protest, but
Pervez Musharraf has few options.
Osama bin
Laden: Taking On The World
 September
24, 2001
Jehad
Against World
The danger that Islamic terrorism poses to the
US and the world was underscored in a stunning manner by the audacious
strikes in New York and Washington.
Indian Foreign
Policy: China: Joining Hands
 September
17, 2001
Superstition
Or Superscience?
Introduction of astrology courses in universities
has drawn Union Human Resource Development minister Murli Mahohar Joshi
and the University Grants Commission into a legal and political maze.
Neighbours:
China: Diverging Tracks
 September
10, 2001
Coke
Tales
The arrest and interrogation of a peddler in
Delhi reveal that at glitzy parties in faraway farmhouses, money and power
go on high with the kick of cocaine. It's the haute drug for the stylish
people in black. A peep into the world of the cocaine-users.
Society &
Trends: Nightclubs: New Metro Hotspots
 September
3, 2001
A
Game Of Farce
Milkha Singh's refusal to accept the Arjuna Award
has sparked off a heated debate over the country's highest sporting honour.
This year's controversial list is being seen as the straw that broke the
camel's back. Leading sports people believe the award has been devalued
and compromised by political lobbying.
The Nation:
Tehelka Expose: Haryana: More Sleaze
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