November 06, 2000 Issue




COVER
  Enter the Clonepatis
As Sony signs on Govinda, a deluge of quiz shows triggers prime-time dreams. Viewers see money, channels see revenues.


  
THE NATION
 

Left with no Choice
In a belated recognition of sweeping developments both at home and abroad, the CPI(M) grudgingly admits changes in its programme and distances itself from past ideological tenets

  
BUSINESS
 

Killing The Goose
A strike at India's biggest carmaker punctures its plans to retain primacy and retrieve the ground lost to competitors in recent times

 
Columns
 

Fifth Column
 by Tavleen Singh
Ghosts of Perception

  
    Kautilya
 by Jairam Ramesh
The Momentum of Drift


 
   

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Trident of Belligerence

 
Other stories
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  Business  
  Cinema  
  Science  
  Health  
  States  
  Music  
  Entertainment  
  States  
  Living  
  Obituary  
  Cinema  
  Development  
  Temples of Doom  
NewsNotes
 

On Cloud Nine

  
 

Angling for Power

More...

 
   

Going Steady: Lest We Forget

 
 



 
  Home  
 

Rajnath’s Mission

His BACKERS expect him to win in 2002 ...
Kalraj Mishra: A sceptic-turned-friend, he will have to keep the Brahmins happy, revive the moribund BJP and ensure the RSS doesn’t create new problems. Naresh Agarwal: It was his threat to join Mulayam
that dethroned Gupta. A tough bargainer who also wants a strong leader capable of winning the next election.

... but his SCEPTICS are not sure he’s the answer ...
Lalji Tandon and Om Prakash Singh: The two stalwarts of the Gupta regime feel the new chief minister is too inexperienced and too identified with aggressive Thakurs to strike the right note. Both nurtured ambitions of succeeding Gupta and may create internal problems for the new Government. Both are looking for generous accommodation.

... against such formidable CHALLENGERS.
Mulayam Singh Yadav: A clear frontrunner, he is looking to upper castes to strengthen his vote bank. Mayawati: The BSP can not win on its own so she is not averse to a deal. But after the BJP is taught a lesson. Kalyan Singh: Is determined to play spoiler, eat into the obc vote of BJP and humiliate Vajpayee.

His JOB isn’t going to be easy
HIS TARGETS OBSTACLES STARATEGY

Energise the Government and improve law and order.

Unite the divided BJP and ensure full support of the Sangh Parivar.

Balance all castes and keep the traditional BJP vote bank intact.

Too many ministers, a bankrupt state that is virtually ungovernable.

Too many BJP factions. Some RSS leaders want to revive Ayodhya issue.

OBCs feel slighted and he is identified with aggressive Thakurvad.

Put his no-nonsense image to drive officials and tame ministers.

Accommodate all the factions and leave the RSS problem to Delhi.

Reward OBCs with plum posts and stress efficiency over caste.

 

  
 
 
     METRO TODAY
  MetroScape  
   


Paintings for Perspiration
"Affordable art — Celebration of Life" was a unique showcasing of art goading fitness junkies.
more...

Looking Glass

Calcutta: Music

 Delhi: Restaurant

Delhi: Play

 
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COLUMNS  


INDIA TODAY Deputy Editor Swapan Dasgupta voices the despair of a community that Jyoti Basu forcibly converted into a diaspora in his 23 years of zero-contribution rule. Day Dreams.

 
DESPATCHES  


With the NBA waging an out-of-court battle, the real test for the Gujarat Government lies in completing the task of rehabilitating all those displaced. It's daunting but not insurmountable, writes INDIA TODAY Special Correspondent Uday Mahurkar in Despatches.

 
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