Swadeshi Time-Bomb
The Vajpayee Government's pro-market thrust is alienating the party's traditional support base and is causing disquiet in the ranks.

On Fire Again
Global oil prices are flaring and a hike in diesel, LPG and kerosene prices is imminent. Here's why you will pay more than rising global prices warrant.

Fifth Column
by Tavleen Singh
Terrorised State

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Forty and Going Strong

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
They also serve India

Flipside
by Dilip Bobb
Sights Unseen

Dot and Dotcom
For most ministers, it's "Sabeer who?" for the Hotmail man Sabeer Bhatia.

Forked Tongue
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's tete-a-tete with S.S. Ray on a Calcutta bound flight from Delhi last week.
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BOOKS
New Releases

Birds and Plant Regeneration
by TARA GANDHI
(Ravi Dayal, Rs 125)
Discusses the bird-plant inter-relationship.

The Penguin Book of Business Wisdom
Ed by Stephen
DANDO-COLLINS
(Penguin, Rs 250)
Compilation of quotes and anecdotes for every business situation.

Epic Threads-John Brockington on the Sanskrit Epics
Ed by GREG BAILEY AND MARY BROCKINGTON
(OUP, Rs 595)
Essays on the Ramayana.

Homes in Emptiness
Compiled by SUMANTA BANERJEE AND RANI RAY
(Srishti, Rs 145)
Bengali stories in English.

Nuclear India into the New Millennium
Ed ANINDYO J. MAJUMDAR
(Lancer's, Rs 480)
Essays that debate the aftermath of Pokhran II.

Those Who Had Known Love
By ANITA AGNIHOTRI
(Srishti, Rs 145)
A love story translated from Bengali set amidst the political unrest of the 1970s Calcutta, and Mussoorie.

Great Indian Olympians
By GULU EZEKIEL AND K. ARUMUGAM
(Thendral Thambi, Rs 250)
Profiles of Indian Olympian stars in athletics, hockey, tennis and wrestling.

Lord Of Colour
61 artists had an exhibition of Ganesha paintings, sculptures and metal relief works at the Vinyasa Art Gallery in Chennai.

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Looking Glass
Delhi: Hotel

Bangalore: Clothes

Chennai: Airlines

If the markets don’t recover in the next 48 hours expect the worst, says V Shankar Aiyar in Au Contraiyar.

Targeting offensive and misleading commercials, vigilant viewers are now setting ethical bounds for the ad industry. INDIA TODAY Principal Correspondent Farah Baria looks at the new set of dos and don'ts in Despatches.