November 19, 2001
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Despatches
 

A series of populist announcements puts Rajnath Singh in a spot. With Uttar Pradesh financially crippled, he stands to lose whether he implements the promises or not, writes INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Subhash Mishra in
Blank Plank

 

 
Specials


100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 
 
COVER STORY: WAR ON TERROR
Discovery Of India

Nervous about its allies and looking to a post-Afghan war scenario, the United States proposes a military alliance with India. The Government turns it down but this may not be the last word. An EXCLUSIVE report.
Full Story...


COVER STORY: INDIA
Worrying Neighbour
A prolonged war could spell instability in Pakistan and cause headaches for India.
Full Story...

COVER STORY: PM'S RUSSIAN TOUR
War And Peace II
In the Moscow Declaration Against Terrorism, Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Putin have reiterated friendship between India and Russia during peace time and shared firepower in case of war with a third party.
Full Story...

COVER STORY: NORTHERN ALLIANCE
Waiting In Hope
Though the Northern Alliance has arrayed its troops on the Shomali plains, it will depend on decisive US air strikes to make a dent in the Taliban defence.
Full Story...

COVER STORY: EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXCERPTS
Inside The Secret World Of Bin Laden
Exclusive excerpts from Peter L. Bergen's Holy War, Inc. Currently terrorism analyst for CNN, Bergen met bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1997. His book is a sprawling thriller on the world's most wanted fugitive and his empire of terror.
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LETTERS  
  From The Editor In Chief  
     
To The Editor  

EDITORIAL
In this campaign America doesn't have to be more sensitive than
the Taliban.

STATES: WEST BENGAL
Clash Of Comrades
Buddhadeb's economic reforms are stymied by differences with Politburo purists.
Full Story...

  CRIME: CENTRAL EXCISE Corrupt Custom
The arrest of Delhi's excise commissioner may blow the lid off an unholy nexus.
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ECONOMY: DOWNTURN
Business At War
Corporate chieftains are finding innovative strategies to last out the slowdown.
Full Story...
  SOCIETY AND TRENDS:
DOG IMPORT
Doggy Frauds
Unscrupulous traders pass off dubious animals as exotic ones.
Full Story...

CINEMA: PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Lights, Action Hitech!
Disorganised filmmaking gives way to professional managers.
Full Story...
  OFFTRACK: RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH
Screen Debut
Films in the local dialect are a hit with audiences — and investors.
Full Story...
NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL: AMERICAN ROUNDUP
New York
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  NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL: WEEKLY ROUND UP
New York
Washington
Georgia
Texas
Ontario
Ottawa

NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL: CONTROVERSY
All Clear Now
Maneka Gandhi has won a libel suit against Indira Gandhi's biographer Katherine Frank.
Full Story...
  NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL: DIWALI
Spreading Light
In the spirit of Diwali, many Indian Americans are offering a healing hand to the kin of WTC victims.
Full Story...

UK SPECIAL: LONDON DIARY
New Song
Good Neighbours
In A Blaze
Bollywood Boys
The First Crown
At Home With Diplomacy
 

UK SPECIAL: SPORTS
The Homecoming
They may be batting for Britain but three of the cricketers to tour India shortly trace their origin to the subcontinent.

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UK SPECIAL: INDIA CALLING
Hindu Temple
Music
Cricket
Internet
  UK SPECIAL: CONTROVERSY
All Clear Now
Maneka wins a libel suit against Katherine Frank.
Full Story...
 
FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh
Ours Faithfully
Muslims in India must choose between Talibanic Islam and being true Indians.
 

KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh
Goodbye Nice Guyax
B.K. Nehru made American underwriting of Indian socialism possible.
POLITICALLY CORRECT: P. Chidambaram
Growth Pangs
The Government's growth target has gone awry. So what is the PMO doing?
 

CRICKET TALK:
Fanie de Villers
From Bloom To Bust
India made the South African bowling attack look better.
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I am not an intellectual. Yes I used to write poetry, but gradually politics began to make excessive demands on my time."
Prime minister, A. B. Vajpayee to a group of Russian intellectuals in St Petersburg.
More...
CAPLOOKS
Delhi
Birthday
Conspiracy
Both Arjun Singh and Vincent George appear to be on a comeback trail.
  Chandigarh
Property Vs Propriety
As assembly polls draw near, Badal has less reason to be happy with the media.
     
Chennai
Legal Puzzle
It is the judge's prerogative to ask questions, but not so in Jayalalitha's case.
 

Hyderabad
Phoney Rites
Chandrababu Naidu is accused of virtually fixing the "Dial Your CM" programme.



TREMORS
The Slowdown Effect

CONFESSIONAL
Filmstar and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on whether he plans to join the Congress.

DESPATCH
SIGNPOSTS
WORLDWATCH
IN THE STATES
SPOTLIGHT
BAZAR
SCIENCE
HEALTH
ASTRONOMY
FUNQUIZ
MUSIC REVIEW
FESTIVAL MUSIC


BOOKS
The Quest For The Origins Of Vedic Culture:
Edwin Bryant

A provocative study that intends to mitigate Indological McCarthyism.

A Ridge Too Far: War In The Kargil Heights 1999: Amarinder Singh
A blow-by-blow account of war in the icy heights.

Authorspeak: Deepshika Khaitan


EYECATCHERS
Maneka Gandhi & Katherine Frank
Pooja Batra
Lisa Ray

Hrithik Roshan

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Look Who's Walking
They once distributed whistles to their female audience at a fashion show. Hrithik Roshan has walked the ramp for them. A post-coke Fardeen Khan is now their brand ambassador. So how do they top that?
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