On
December 13 India witnessed one of the most audacious terrorist
attacks—directed at the heart of its democracy. In selecting
Parliament House, the five terrorists armed with automatic weapons,
grenades and RDX wanted to mock India, paralyse it politically
and leave it totally devastated. Their plan failed but it was
a very narrow miss. As the magnitude of the assault hits home,
the time for just indignation may be over. An EXCLUSIVE story
of the most dastardly assault on the Indian state and the Government's
response to the threat posed by extremists.
Digvijay
Singh's decision to offer arms licences to Dalits raises uneasy
questions about his underlying political motives. An EXCLUSIVE
report by India Today's Special Correspondent
Neeraj Mishra. Guns
'N' Roses
COVER STORY: WHO
IS RESPONSIBLE?
COVER STORY: INDIA'S RESPONSE
Piecing the 13/12 Jigsaw
In Cold Pursuit
The finger of suspicion points to Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Toiba,
which specialises in suicide attacks.
Despite its tough talk, the Government opts for a restrained
approach—strike hard at militants but don't cross the
LoC.
COVER STORY: THE
AL QAIDA SUSPECT
AFGHANISTAN: OSAMA
HUNT
The Man Who Knows Too
Much
Elusive Prey
A man from Mumbai picked up recently told the police there
were plans to attack the
Indian Parliament.
The campaign to capture bin Laden runs into difficulties
and the US is confronted with the possibility of Al Qaida
regrouping.
If it is established that the militants who attacked
Parliament have the backing of Pakistan, should India
attack their camps in POK?
CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 24, 2001
Did a lapse in security result in the attack on Parliament?
Ask B. Raman, former additional secretary RAW and member
of NSAB. 
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