Feb 7, 2000

Faltering Farooq
Dogged by unkept promises the besieged chief minister bargains for greater autonomy for Jammu & Kashmir.

New Aggression
The surprising force with which India clashed with Pakistan in the Chamb sector signals its willingness to adopt a markedly proactive defence policy.

Judicial Judge
Senior judges refuse to toe the Government's line and undermine Musharraf's authority.

NATION
Thakre at Sea
The BJP party chief runs a rudderless ship and is reduced to a cipher at election time.  

In With Sonia
The party chief discards her coterie setting off a new race for proximity to 10 Janpath.

STATES
Where is the Relief?
Three months after the killer cyclone devastated its coastal areas, the victims continue to live in despair as relief comes but only in a trickle.