How Fit Is He?
Ageing Vajpayee's health is suddenly a matter of speculation. What does this mean for the party and ruling coalition? Plus the PM's US Trip

Dressed To Kill
Shutdowns, idle looms, stagnant markets and cheap imports - the textile industry is fighting battles on several fronts with its hands tied.

How Green Is My Village
A unique build-your-own-dam scheme helps transform Saurashtra into an oasis of plenty.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Weigh Your Words

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Comrades In Arms

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Truncation Of The Mind

Flipside
by Dilip Bobb
Question Of Arms

Bun Of Contention
A new-look Sonia Gandhi...

Ignorance Is Bliss
K.N. Govindacharya in a videshi vehicle...

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BOOKS
New Releases

Career Guide II
By Usha Albuquerque
(Penguin, Rs 395)
Compendium of careers in the sciences.

A Guide on Property Matters
By Mahinder Singh
(Sumeet, Rs 50)
The safe way to buying and selling property. Very useful tips.

The Magic of Malgudi
By R.K. Narayan
(Viking, Rs 395)
Three of the maestro's novels.

Population
Ed by Barun S. Mitra
(Liberty Institute, Rs 180)
Argues numbers are a resource.

Dharamsala
By Jeremy Russell
(Roli, Rs 395)
The Dalai Lama's city in pictures.

Is the market right in backing cartelisation by cement companies, asks India Today Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in Au ContrAiyar
Au Contraiyar.

A lukewarm response to their hyped war cry against "minority bashing" forces a rethink by Christian leaders in Orissa. INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Ruben Banerjee reports in Despatches.