With the Trinamool-Congress alliance
gone sour, Mamata Banerjee is desperate to be back in the NDA. Is she being
inconsistent or opportunistic, asks INDIA TODAY's Correspondent Labonita
Ghosh in
About Turn
Having
consolidated his position
at home, the President of Pakistan
is clear that any diplomatic advance
in Agra will be measured against
India's willingness to review its
position on Kashmir. Can Prime Minister Vajpayee oblige his guest? Full Story...
Home Of Contention As the Hurriyat fumes at being
left out of talks, the people of Kashmir hope, yet again, that peace will
return. Full Story...
Winds Of Change Kashmir is no longer an emotional issue and
the people of Pakistan will welcome a solution to a historical problem. Full Story...
Musharraf Lacks Legitimacy: Benazir Bhutto It is unlikely that his much-hyped meet
will yield anything more than old agreements in new packages. Full Story...
Washington's Modest Expectations:
Stephen Cohen Musharraf and Vajpayee may not change fundamental
positions, but they will certainly take steps to reduce friction along
the LOC. Full Story...
STATES: TAMIL NADU
Mother Fury
M. Karunanidhi and others may be out of jail,
but retribution and rehabilitation will continue to define the Jayalalitha
Raj.
Full Story...
BUSINESS: UTI
Trust Betrayed
As pressure mounts to stem the rot and chairman
Subramanyam goes, the small investor is left in the lurch. Full Story...
FIFTH COLUMN: Tavleen Singh Noble
Mistakes Is it magnanimity or myopia that makes
Vajpayee so generous to his opponents?
KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh New Bloom In
Poes Garden The politics of Tamil Nadu hits the headlines
as a quiet revolution proceeds.
POLITICALLY CORRECT:P.
Chidambaram Arresting
Image Jayalalitha has wrecked much more than
a rival's pride in
Tamil Nadu.
CENTRESTAGEBy Ajit Ninan
BODYLINE By
Ravi Shankar
VOICES "What is the
need for this empty boasting when the country is in a delicate situation
economically and there is hardly a shred
of unity on anything at home?" General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan president, on hardliners
saying the green flag would fly over the Red Fort. More...
CAPLOOKS
Delhi Holy Grain And now a centre for training
in values and ethics in agriculture.
Frames Of Life Nina Shivdasani Rovshen Sugati's Conceptual Art
Imageographs, on show at NCPA's Piramal Gallery till July 14, attempts
to capture the "essence of people and situations" as she lets
her subjects "reveal themselves" to her. more...
Having
consolidated his position
METRO TODAY
