Welcome to India Today, July 12, 1999

India Today, July 12, 1999
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.

Long Haul
As the war slips painfully into its third month, the army realises that it is only half way through its task of clearing the heights of intruders.

Doing their Bit
From convicts to corporates to teenagers, they all want to play a part in the war or just help. Even the political parties have joined the competitive philanthropy race.

Lest we Forget
The stories of a few of Kargil's heroes.

War Over Peace
The search for an end to hostilities still flounders between a wary India and a Pakistani Army that looks at withdrawal as an embarrassing defeat.

The Dove at War
The prime minister does a balancing act by setting policy guidelines with a minimum of operational interference.

God of Small Towns
Six years after Arundhati Roy's husband built a house in the protected Pachmarhi area, authorities have slapped a legal notice. But he couples says it's vendetta.

Mystery Mail
The drafts for Rs 20 lakh sent to Anjana Mishra by an unknown person have added a new twist to a two-year rape case in Orissa.

The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
On the Ball by Kapil Dev
Cyber Chatter by Arun Katiyar
Flipside by Dilip Bobb

Kabir in the time of Kargil
As the guns boom across the border, the country celebrates the humanist message in the verses of the saint poet.

Simply Smita
The rise of Smita Thackeray, the powerful socialite from the ranks of
a receptionist has been more than dramatic.

Balancing Act
Party Jet-Setters
Paper Tiger
Timely Departure
Jailhouse Mock

Price Warriors
Free holidays, complimentary stay in hotels, discounts and gifts. With a small airline sparking off a price war, there has never been a better time to fly.

Virginity Trap
Virginity tests have been the bane of the womenfolk of Rajasthan's Sansi tribe. Now the obnoxious custom is being used by the in-laws of young brides to not only torture them but also to exhort money.

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