COVER STORY
Infected By Prejudice
A schoolboy's report on AIDS lands him at the centre of a controversy
Outlook Magazine - 17 January 1996
Bolt From The Blue
The BSE's decision to extend its computerised network has sounded the death-knell for regional exchanges
Mismatched Contentions
Pakistan's denial of visas to the Indian hockey team has a diplomatic spillover
"Morale Of The Troops Is High"
Punjab'S new DGP, O.P. Sharma, spoke to <I>Outlook</I> on how he will defend the state against militancy. Excerpts:
Earth, Wind and Water
Growth is the NEPC Group's hallmark and its turnover could touch the Rs 2,500-crore mark
Little Man's Guilts
'Charivari' proves to be the dark horse at the Sarabhai festival
Biddu
TINA Charles, Nazia and Zoheb Hassan. The maker of disco superstars is back.
Bolt From The Blue
The BSE's decision to extend its computerised network has sounded the death-knell for regional exchanges
Peacetime Parleys
Will Kumaratunga's package offering devolution of power be accepted?
Mismatched Contentions
Pakistan's denial of visas to the Indian hockey team has a diplomatic spillover
"Morale Of The Troops Is High"
Punjab'S new DGP, O.P. Sharma, spoke to <I>Outlook</I> on how he will defend the state against militancy. Excerpts:
Earth, Wind and Water
Growth is the NEPC Group's hallmark and its turnover could touch the Rs 2,500-crore mark
Facts, Figures And Fiction
The nation fails to arrive at a consensus over a fresh census
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Empowering Edict
A new draft 'nikahnama' seeks to protect women's marital rights
The Boomtown Brats
The Indian pop industryhas never had it so good with new names popping up like confetti
Doc Bytes Man
A homeopath provides on-line treatment on the Internet
The Patel Connection
A Gujarati businessman uses his influence with Bal Thackeray to emerge as a key power-broker
Fresh Rumblings
Digvijay Singh includes Arjun Singh loyalists in his cabinet
Optimism Rules
Rabin's death has ironically spurred Israeli peace moves
"Our Ties With Pakistan are of a Different Order"
INDO-US relations appear to have nosedived into a quagmire of misunderstandings of late. Home Minister S.B. Chavan's accusations last December about US interference in J&K epitomised this view. India and the US differ on nonproliferation, global trad
The Price Of Power
The 'sell-out' of the Neyveli project has focused attention on fast-track power sector deals
Building Castles In The Air
The Government's grand export strategy may be all sound and fury signifying little
Low Profile, High Skill
They are not superstars. Yet they can swing the fortunes of their teams.
Spewing Platitudes
Pilot's deadline is aimed more at the media than at the Taj
Back To The Movies
Unexpectedly, cinema halls witness a 40 per cent boom
Infatuated With India
Life is an unending Discovery channel episode for a US filmmaker
"Give And Take Is The Solution"
Karnataka CM on the reasons for his state abiding by the PM's decision on the Cauvery dispute.
An Eye On The Polls?
The Congress is paving the way for a new alliance with Jayalalitha.
No Victors Yet
Tamil Nadu may have got the water but the battle is not over
The Truth About Inflation
Pre-election moves keep inflation at a below-seven rate, at the cost of industry
The Ashes Of Apartheid
South Africa presented excellent opportunities for trade despite expectations to the contrary 1992. A period of uncertainty, of transition. Apartheid had been dismantled and rather summarily, but governance hadn't changed hands. Elections were still
Losing The Majority
Nicholson's defection spells trouble for the Conservatives
Under Cover
A peep behind the veil
Etched In Gothic Ink
Compelling horror stories and prose, occasionally overwrought
An Electoral Coup
The BJP manages to win over a prominent Jharkhand leader