COVER STORY
East Or West, Desi's The Best
Our children are swadeshi at heart. At least that's what a first-ever marketing survey of the region claims.
Outlook Magazine - 3 August 1998
Unquiet Flows The Cauvery
The Centre is in a bind as Jayalalitha ups the ante on Cauvery and Karnataka remains resolute
‘We Will Not Do What The Bsp Has Done’
Dr Krishnaswamy, the founder leader of Pudiya Tamizhyagam, spoke to Outlook:
Caste As Leader
Political equations change as Dalits and Muslims unite to form a potent new front, much to the DMK’s discomfort
Surviving Delhi
The crime rate hits an all-time high even as the Capital grapples with a litany of civic woes
Kicking Up A Fuss
Union leaders first assault Bata's expat MD, then condemn the act
Unquiet Flows The Cauvery
The Centre is in a bind as Jayalalitha ups the ante on Cauvery and Karnataka remains resolute
Court Of Injustice
India rejects the international criminal court as dangerously flawed
Astad Deboo
The modern dance guru articulates his experiences with the hearing impaired
‘We Will Not Do What The Bsp Has Done’
Dr Krishnaswamy, the founder leader of Pudiya Tamizhyagam, spoke to Outlook:
Caste As Leader
Political equations change as Dalits and Muslims unite to form a potent new front, much to the DMK’s discomfort
Surviving Delhi
The crime rate hits an all-time high even as the Capital grapples with a litany of civic woes
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Decoding Us Doublespeak
The US is punishing India and co-opting China not because of a feared nuclear war in South Asia, but because India has challenged the new international order the US has been building since the end of the Cold War.
A Swadeshi Bailout
A BJP front attacks the Suzuki pact, but will Bhaskarudu gain?
Let's Get Personal
Companies bow to the dictates of the new-age consumer and the competitive market and switch to one-to-one marketing
"Marathas Are Viewed With Suspicion"
Suresh Navle, the Shiv Sena energy minister who was recently sacked, is playing his role as a martyr for the Maratha cause to the hilt. Ever since he was threatened by Sena goons, Navle’s security has been beefed up. The former minister was neve
"The Sena Has No Future"
Chhagan Bhujbal, former Sena leader-turned-Congress leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, has often been at the receiving end of the Sena ire—both verbally and physically. Here, he gives it ba
The Splinters Within
A revolt by Maratha leaders threatens to snowball into a full-blown crisis for the Shiv Sena
Beyond The Big Bs
Lobbying in the US is an old, intricately-worked art
Nuclear Hardsell For $750,000
Post-Pokhran, India hires four lobbying firms, two prominent US politicians. Will they deliver?
Whose Right Is It Anyway?
The Law Ministry and the Chief Justice engage in a tug-of-war over the appointment of judges
Misplaced Optimism
The Talbott-Singh talks evoked great expectations but the duo may find it tough to reconcile their divergent positions
The Homeland Bugle
Bodos, Gorkhas and Santhals unite under one umbrella to reinforce their demand for statehood
Even Godse Deserves A Voice
The artiste fraternity reacts strongly to the ban on the Marathi play 'Mee Nathuram Godse Bolthoy'
The End Of Imagination
"My world has died. I write to mourn its passing." Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy on India's Nuclear Bomb.
A Clean Slate For Mr Sinha
Chidambaram wove a gossamer dream of abundant cash. Sinha came in to live the nightmare.
Watered Down
The Finance Bill ’98 finally scrapes through, propelled by sops and incentives
Controversial Swing
Romesh Bhandari states his case, with meagre success
Flashes Of Horror
A fine anthology of stories on the subcontinent's many partitions
Ulysses Revisited
Tabulating the great works of our times can be a perilous exercise