Destination Kabul
The Northern Alliance plays a pivotal role in US plans to overthrow the
Taliban, but it is Pakistan that holds the key to the stability of any future
regime in Kabul. An exclusive despatch by the INDIA TODAY team from the
battle zone.
PAKISTAN
General In Command
As the US attack on Afghanistan continues, the
divergent pulls of pro-Taliban Islamists and pro-West "pragmatists"
heighten tensions in Pakistan, forcing President Pervez Musharraf to sack
some of his most powerful deputies.
FOREIGN POLICY
Gains And Losses The war in Afghanistan changed all the regional
equations. The Taliban and the jehadis were abandoned by Pakistan and
India got a chance to regain a foothold in Afghanistan. A report on the
diplomatic balance sheet.
LITERATURE
A Prize For Sir Vidia The new Nobel laureate in literature
is a civilisational man who travels in great style.
Act
Of Faith With her latest theatre performance as a desperate
Broadway wannabe called Theda Blau, all tacky clothes and guttural voice,
Sharon Prabhakar has come a long way from her year-end croon capers on Doordarshan. more...
Bonefix is generally used to fix
soles to shoes. But at the Bhopal Railway Station, it affords young children
an escape from their nondescript lives. INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent
Neeraj Mishra finds out why in Early
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