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If the BJP loses the UP elections, will it have an impact on
A. B. Vajpayee's Government?

 CURRENT ISSUE FEBRUARY 25, 2002
 
COVER STORY: UNDERWORLD-JEHADI NEXUS
The Instruments of Terror
Last week, Indian diplomacy notched up a significant victory by persuading the United Arab Emirates to deport Aftab Ansari—also known here as Farhan Malik—to India. Ansari is said to have been the mastermind behind the attack on the USIS in Kolkata. Almost simultaneously, the authorities in Pakistan arrested Saeed Omar Sheikh. Before their arrests, Omar Sheikh and Aftab Ansari were the sinister masterminds of a nexus between the underworld and jehadi forces. Their creation had the potential to unleash a wave of terror across India.

 
 
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"Jag Pravesh Chandra was my political rival for the past 36 years. But more than that, he was my param hitaishi friend and guide", says
Madan Lal Khurana.
A Selfless Stalwart
 
 
COVER STORY: PAKISTAN

COVER STORY: PAKISTAN
The Boy Next Door Sweet 'N' Sour

After the USIS attack probe, Kolkata discovers that the bylanes of its Muslim-dominated areas have been home to ultras.

Bush congratulates Musharraf for cracking down on extremism but keeps arms out of the aid package.
 
THE NATION: BY-ELECTIONS STATES: UTTAR PRADESH
Also Starring Gods on the Stump

While the focus of the ongoing polls is on the four states, five by-elections could determine the futures of political stalwarts.

From Varanasi to Gorakhpur, from godly to the godforsaken. A political journey through the wild east of Uttar Pradesh.

     
     
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From The Editor In Chief
To The Editor

  After the Mahabharat
Whatever the election results, they are not a mandate to cripple governance.
     
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STATES: KERALA
Writ of the People

NEIGHBOURS: AFGHANISTAN
Taliban Hunt
Antony's attempt to break the striking unions' stranglehold on the administration receives a strong public backing.
   There is evidence to show that key Taliban leaders have fled to remote areas in Pakistan and pose a threat to the region.

BUSINESS: TELECOM
Lord of the Rings

ECONOMY: SEBI INVESTIGATION
Shooting In the Dark
Fifteen launches in six months, Rs 2, 500- crore borrowing plan and a public issue. Is Bharti shooting for the moon?     SEBI's ban on scam-tainted brokers even before the probe was completed has not helped the investors' cause.
 

SPORTS: HOCKEY
In the Striking Circle

 OFFTRACK: DELHI
Tread Mark

The Indian team has the opportunity to set aside the heavy burden of history and count itself among the sport's elite again.

    

An entrepreneur helps an eco
headache gain acceptance in
living rooms.

HEALTH WATCH
Buckle Down But Sit Up

 SOCIETY AND TRENDS: SARIS
The New Age Sari
The seatbelt saves lives and helps prevent severe injuries. But it's not as if you strap on the belt and all is well.
    

The essentially Indian garment redefines its appeal as a fashionable yet manageable wear that can make a personal statement.

HERITAGE: MADHYA PRADESH
In Mowgli's Playground

 THE ARTS: TRIBAL EXHIBITION
Living Rites
The wolf child's trail promises to be an exciting new package on Madhya Pradesh's tourism map once it gets past the babus.
    

A photo shown by a German anthropologist allows a rare glimpse into the lives and practices of tribal India.
     
 COLUMNS

FIFTH COLUMN: TAVLEEN SINGH
Suffrage Circus

 

KAUTILYA: JAIRAM RAMESH
Time to Tune in to FM

Elections are no longer about the popular verdict, but a jamboree of mobocracy.

 

Very soon it will be the day of the annual Big B in Delhi.

       
 
 
 NEWSNOTES
CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan   QUOTE OF THE WEEK
  "It was only the strong stand of President Musharraf and help from the US and other countries through which we could defeat terrorism."

Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai
 CAPLOOKS
Less Malice, Less Masala   Oriya? Oh No

Forced by rains to drop his tour, Vajpayee calls journalists to set some records.

 

Naveen Patnaik should be lucky that he did not have to begin with grassroots politics.

Old Foes New Friends   Security Recheck
Priyanka was missed by UP Congressmen when she opted not to campaign.   Naidu may be insecure about his job but his office should ward off all security worries.
Tremors
SPOTLIGHT  SIGNPOSTS  GOLDEN PUMPKIN   DESPATCH CONTROVERSY
MUNCIPAL ELECTIONS WORLD WATCH ENTERPRISE  CINEMA MUSIC REVIEW    
 
 
 
 REGULARS
BOOKS
Love Sonnets of Ghalib: Sarfaraz K. Niazi   Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in C. Asia
Of the poet at his passionate best and the life and times that shaped his 'mizaaj'.  

The veteran journalist tracks new growth areas of jehad with lucidity.

 
The Defence Makeover: Pravin Sawhney    
This is Mills and Boon with a dash of
the Gothic. 		 


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