Welcome to India Today, October 26, 1998

India Today
October 26, 1998

The Conscience Of Economics
Amartya Sen becomes the sixth Indian to win the Nobel Prize and the first Asian for the coveted award in economics. The celebrated champion of the underpriveleged successfully pushes his cause into world recognition in an era in which the market, rather than welfare, has dominated global practice.

Enter Mrs Clean
Sonia takes a leaf from Rajiv's book to discipline her party and ready it for assembly elections. The question is: can she succeed?

Confusion Manifesto
Factionalism, differences on the Congres party, gender battles and a generation gap. Is an international revolution rocking the comrades?

Faint Hope
Faced with the prospect of defeat in the coming polls, the BJP is banking on Sushma Swaraj.

Troubling Testimony
Two affidavit implicate the chief minister in scandals. But it might not be curtains for him as yet.

What Recession!
A number of Indian companies are trying to buck the economic downtrend through ingenious cost-cutting and by exploring new avenues of growth.

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Guest Column by Kaushik Basu
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb

Criminal's Bedfellows
The Special Task Force establishes evidence of the slain don's links with politicians.

Dam Upset
High and Dry
Simple Traveller
New Convert

Bucking the Law
Most hunters get away with murder in India. But Bollywood's shooting star is caught in a widening whirlpool of votes, politics--and his own malfeasance.

Building Steam
Despite recent losses, Indian cricket has had a good year. But with low confidence and public backlash, the team has to get its act together before Dhaka.