Jan 24, 2000

COVER STORY
Battle of the Lamas
The boy Karmapa's arrival in Dharamsala embroils India in the bitter feuding of the Tibetan clergy -- and heightens mutual suspicions between Delhi and Beijing.

NATION
IC 814 Hijack: Made in Mumbai
A spate of arrests reveals that the operation was planned from the city as part of a larger ISI plan to unleash terror in India.

The Sangh Hits Back
The BJP-led Government's trade-off at Kandahar provokes the RSS into hardening its attitude.

STATES
Mewar Muddle
For nearly 75 generations the Maharanas of Mewar have valiantly fought against intruders. But the feud between the present scions may bury their glorious past.

Call for Glasnost 
Basu's CPI(M) has its first brush with dissent as prominent leaders demand intra-party democracy and reforms.

ECONOMY
Time to Just Do it
Nine years after India ushered in liberalisation, the economy continues to be dogged by an assortment of ailments.

OTHER STORIES

THE ARTS
Battle Royale
In nominating a new board of trustees, the government has sought to end the monopoly of a few Gandhi family loyalists over the centre. But it is early days yet.

CINEMA
Launching Pad
The plot is stale and villains tedious. But exotic locales and lilting music make it an entertainer.

INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK
"Environment and labour are not our core issues"
Mike Moore, director-general of the World Trade Organisation in conversation with Senior Assistant Editor Rohit Saran