Dec 13, 1999

COVER STORY
Will Sharif be Hanged?
The odds are stacked heavily against he deposed PM as Musharraf tries to nail him on charges of treason to legitimise his rule and break the backbone of his opponents.

NATION
For Sonia's Sake
The party introspects on its worst electoral debacle. But concluding that the failure was due to 'ill-advised' steps, it neatly skirts awkward questions.

Hi -Tech Minister Low-key Role
Pramod Mahajan gets the newly created Information Technology Ministry but with real power lying elsewhere, he can at best play a promotional role for the industry.

STATES
Home Alone
If Kalyan had hoped for an exodus of MLAs from the BJP, he's disappointed. But this is no comfort for the party, itself in a shambles.

Gone with the Wind
With Gamang failing the political credibility test, a beleaguered Congress struggles to find a new leader who can put up a fight in the assembly polls.

Bent and Broken
Still grappling with the human tragedy, Orissa has had no time to mourn the decimation of nine crore trees by the cyclone. The loss may prove catastrophic.

CINEMA
Uneven Touch
Govind Nilhani's Thakshak is an experiment in popular format. 

OTHER STORIES

LITERATURE
Faces of the Millennium
They show us a changing world with their hopeful and cynical insights. Without exception these poets and writers are the face of the future. The seventh in our series, this one is on literature. 

ECONOMY
Storm Over Seattle
The trashing of WTO by 50,000-strong protestors in Seattle intensifies the raging dispute over the future direction of free trade.

Arts
Messiah of Basic Needs
Indian Design goes international with Rajiv Sethi. It's the first time an Indian has been invited to execute a pavilion project worth $20 million for a German fair.