Missing The Leader
The nation seems to be in the middle of a leadership crisis. An opinion poll conducted by ORG-MARG for INDIA TODAY shows that both Vajpayee and Sonia Gandhi's popularity ratings have dropped, leaving the people yearning for a strong leader like Indira Gandhi.

Leaders In Crisis
The INDIA TODAY-ORG-MARG opinion poll last January was Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's wake-up call. He chose to put the alarm clock on snooze and thereby accelerated the decline in his Government's popularity.

Is Reliance The
Red Herring
It is now UTI's investment in Reliance industries that is under scrutiny.

Air Battles
Air Chief Tipnis and Defence Minister Jaswant Singh are on a path of confrontation on strategic issues. The logjam threatens to turn serious.

COVER STORY: EXCLUSIVE OPINION POLL

Do You Support Vajpayee's Decision To Invite Pervez Musharraf For Talks To India?

Is Peace Between India And Pakistan Possible At All?

Do You Think Vajpayee Should Visit Pakistan For talks?

How Do You See Your Economic Situation In The Next 6 Months?

Do You Agree With The Government's Plan Of Privatising Public-sector Units?

A fall of 3 per cent in those who perceive a better life in six months may not seem all that much, but it is symptomatic of a sense of creeping despondency over the Indian economy. There is a growing fear of change and uncertainty. Privatisation was opposed by only 37 per cent four years ago (India Today, August 18, 1997). In January 2001, the opposition intensified further and today it has become majority opinion. It is an indication that the Government will find it increasingly difficult to push through with a radical agenda of economic liberalisation. The mood is hostile.

MetroScape

Looking Glass

Delhi Film Festival:
Cinemaya Festival of Asian Cinema

Delhi Bar: Tusker

Clinical tests of a controversial drug at a Kerala cancer institute exposes the vulnerability of the medical field to a larger malaise. An investigation by INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent M.G. Radhakrishnan in
Trial And Error