Politics as a Nuisance
Economic clout spells respect: embrace free trade to sell nationalism.
Marxist Myopia
In pandering to the farmers' lobby, the Left is serving populism--not India.Quiet Man Wields The Big Stick
Vajpayee exercises his authority in the party by expressing annoyance at Govindacharya's
alleged remarks belittling him.
The New Broom
A coordination committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee sets out to enforce discipline
in the party.
The Queen And Us
In their obsession with form, the British forgot that their monarch's visit was
aimed at promoting goodwill. The aftertaste of controversy will linger for a while.
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK
Farooq Abdullah: "My blood pressure is
sky high."
To Catch a Thief
As Veerappan expands the geographical reach of his operation,
government efforts to capture him continue to be impaired by politics and logistics.
Angry Old Man
Jyoti Basu uses the CPI(M)'s organisational elections to
renew his assault on ideological hardliners who kept him from the prime minister's chair.
Illegal Parking
Naidu finds himself in the thick of a tender controversy.
Time to Settle Accounts
The AGP's failure to make good on its secret pre-poll pacts
nudges the people towards the militants.
Eyecatchers
Mira Nair's Kama Sutra wins the 1997 Muse Award, Meera Mehta wraps British
Airways in a sari, stage and TV star Aly Khan graduates to the big screen and bureaucrat N
K Singh unveils his lens-eye view of Japan.
Newsnotes
Delhi: Grand Gift || Hero Abroad || Party Army
Bhopal: Dogged Rivals || Shrewd
Crusader
Bangalore: Patel Pujas || Rebel
Again
Chandigarh: Media Calling
Calcutta: Bonus Bandhs
Gandhinagar: Friends in Need
Lucknow: Fallen Idols
Columns
Race Course Road by Prabhu Chawla
The Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb |
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C E N T R E S T A G E
By Ajit Ninan
Law of the Jungle:
For months, Veerappan led everyone to believe he'd give up. But the forest
brigand-sandalwood smuggler promised only to deceive once again, leaving Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka chief ministers Karunanidhi and Patel wringing their hands in despair.
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BUSINESS
All Fall Down
A dream sours as poor demand, high interest rates and lack of investor confidence
hits growth and slows the economy.
OFFTRACK
Dussehra Drona
For almost two decades, an elephant has brought festival cheer to
Mysore.
SPORTS
Shooting Success
The Durand Cup win by the country's first professional football club is a signal
that a game stuck for so long in an amateur pose now has a rich future.
MUSIC
Reinventing A Diva
Asha Bhonsle does an image make-over and cuts pop albums with
aplomb, outperforming singers half her age.
BOOKS
Looking Back at Lucknow
AuthorSpeak: Gulzar
New Releases
BODYLINE
By Ravi Shankar
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