August 9, 1999

COVER STORY
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.

Life of the Party
Despite injecting a different touch to the Gandhi charisma, Sonia remains the Congress' best bet.

Reaching for the Sky
For the party the equation is simple: Sonia plus anti-incumbency equals first position.

Friends, Fellow Travellers...
Who is teaming up with the Congress, why and for what.

Steady Old Hand
The focus will be as much on the intelligence failure in Kargil as the party's modernist vision.

All the Madam's Men
Sonia runs the party with the aid of an elaborate committee structure ensuring optimum participation. New faces have been inducted without the old being turfed out.

STATES
Running Riot
With even the VHP questioning the Gujarat BJP government's belated measures to check communal violence, the BJP finds itself in a spot.

OTHER STORIES

S P O R T S
Back in Control
Sachin Tendulkar finally returns as captain of the Indian side. But a timid team and an inefficient system means his job will be twice as tough.

DIPLOMACY
Singapore Surprise
India stages a diplomatic coup by making US, China, Japan and the EU turn around to its views on Kargil.