Welcome to India Today, August 10, 1998

India Today
August 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.

Political Pawns
One crore Bangladeshis live illegally in India. The Maharashtra government launches an operation to push them back. The West Bengal government says they are Indians.

Chief vs Lordships
A controversy erupts, with a constitution bench of the Supreme Court hearing a Presidential reference on its chief justice's conduct. The judiciary is now a house divided against itself.

Boys for the Jobs
Members of the BJP's media cell land plum posts and emerge as influential players in the coalition Government.

Sonia's Dandy March
The Gandhi matriarch plunges into mass politics, takes to the streets and prepares for state polls.

Power Switch
Goa faces instability as the Congress is determined to put up a show of strength.

Bad Blood Boiling
A series of attacks by the fanatic Sangh cadres on the minorities threatens to rip apart Gujarat, the communally sensitive state.

Disarming Action
It's a life full of carrom and comfort for 51 ULFA militants who surrendered recently. But is that incentive enough for others to lay down arms too?

Sudden Spurt
Foreign investment looks up as the Centre puts Swadeshi on the backburner.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Cyber Chatter by Arun Katiyar
FlipSide by Dilip Bobb

Westward Bound
With the NRI's nostalgia for home assuring a ready market, Indian television channels leave the home turf to jostle for a piece of the global pie.

Glazed Symbolism
All-pervasive intolerance forces the director to make seminal changes to the cast and script of the historical film.

Br ing Back the Woods
After four months in office, the environment minister comes up with a new initiative to cover one-third of a denuded India with forests. But will it work?

For Art's Sake
Give and Take
Bag-Slapping
Divide and Rule
Flying Swami
Saffron Brief
Death Pranks
Wounded Revival
Endless Trauma
A Rival for Partner
Toxic Bail-out
Air Control

Manila Serenade
At its first post-Pokhran global meeting, despite cacophony of hostile criticism, India manages to get key countries to tap their feet to its nuclear tune.

The Ascent of Agarkar
He's the fast bowler with the most wickets in one-dayers this year. But only careful handling will ensure the scrawny debutant evolves into the weapon India has long waited for.

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