COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 28 February 1996
Bad Business
Prime Minister Rao's investment offer falls through due to India's inability to generate finances for the promised projects
With A Wink And A Nod
Washington drags its feet on penalising China and Pakistan over the sale of nuclear technology
The Pair-Off Season Is On
With the hawala dust still not settled, national parties get on to the pre-poll business of finding regional allies
Bad Business
Prime Minister Rao's investment offer falls through due to India's inability to generate finances for the promised projects
The Race Begins
Two low-key states are crucial to the presidential primary season
With A Wink And A Nod
Washington drags its feet on penalising China and Pakistan over the sale of nuclear technology
Let's Talk About Love
But what's Valentine's Day got to do with it? It's plain marketing hype
Ruskin Bond
His only erotic book has risen from the ashes. Now, he is writing a romance.
The Pair-Off Season Is On
With the hawala dust still not settled, national parties get on to the pre-poll business of finding regional allies
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Fixing An Epidemic
In an unusual attempt to curb the spread of AIDS, drug addicts are doled out syringes and needles
The Ageing Tiger
Bal Thackeray's surgery may slow down the Sena's campaign
The Jetsetting Purohits
Pronto pujas and instant mantras speed the new age priest on his way to the NRI faithful
"It is definitely an Indian game"
Yaseen Malik of the JKLF is on the executive committee of the Hurriyat Conference. In the past he has expressed his dissatisfaction with the functioning of the Hurriyat, but he now staunchly supports the grouping.
"I'm Glad The Boys Spoke Out"
Azam Inquillabi is regarded as a pio -neer of the militant movement in the Valley. Though he has pulled out from active militancy, he is still respected by those in the movement. Inquillabi defends the four militants' call for a dialogue with the Cen
A Mood For Change?
The offer by four militants to talk to the Government reflects the Hurriyat's declining influence
A Sleight Of Hand
The battle over the Congress symbol is interestingly poised
"I Felt Hurt By Husain"
AN interview with Ashok Vajpeyi, bureau -crat and chairman of Bharat Bhawan
Wanted: Artocrats
The Bharat Bhawan controversy once again raises the question: should the Government control cultural institutions?
Go Catch Your Stars
... they're falling. Tony Lewis' words of wisdom for Atherton's boys
But I Say, Not Guilty
The fears that led to the Colombo boycott are understandable
Negative Imagining
Australia should have padded up and kept their eyes on the cherry
A Record Partnership, In Time
The Indo-Pak team that played in Colombo makes waves beyond cricket and raises hopes
Should Manmohan Be PM?
What was it about that early evening moment in June 1991, when a hush descended on Parliament and a soft-spoken sardar stood up to read out his first Union Budget?
Tails You Lose
Where is the much-vaunted 'trickle-down effect'?
"The Reforms Have Been Good"
Joseph Wood, vice-president, World Bank, is confident that reforms will accelerate after the elections. His views:
Balance Of Payments: A
In the five years of reforms, the rupee has fallen from being worth 5.5 cents to around 2.7 cents
Foreign Investment: A
Pre-reforms, Nestle was forced to masquerade as Food Specialities Ltd, Glaxo as Glindia
Infrastructure: B+
Indians made 742.8 million minutes of international calls in 1993-94: 142 per cent more than in 1989-90
Stockmarket Reforms: B
The biggest public issue in 1991 was worth Rs 246 crore. In 1995-96, IDBI raised Rs 2,250 crore
Inequality: C
Consumption levels of the bottom 30 per cent of the population have fallen; spend on consumer durables among the top 10 per cent has risen sharply
Controlling Inflation: B
In 1989-90, average train passenger fare per km was 9.5 paise. In 1995-96, it's 17.7 paise
Agriculture: B
In 1989-90, the Government bought paddy at Rs 185 a quintal, today, it is Rs 360. In 1991, issue price for common rice was Rs 2.89 per kg. Now, it is Rs 5.97
Industry: A
In 1994-95, 265,612 cars were sold. And projects to manufacture 645,000 more cars per year are either being implemented or have been proposed
Life In The Time Of Reforms
Five years after Manmohan Singh read out his agenda for liberalisation, <i>Outlook</I> commissions MODE to poll senior business executives on the success of Manmohanomics in areas ranging from industry to the rich-poor divide. Also, comments from eco
Prime Orchestrations
Morale is low in the CWC as Rao ignores senior party leaders and woos the state units instead
Gorgeous Ghatans
The southern belles have made way for Bollywood's new glam girls—the Mumbai bombshells
Return To Innocence
Buddhadeb Dasgupta's forthcoming film examines the tension
Fact Or Fiction
An inside story of hi-tech nukes
Communal Women
Posing questions about women's activism within the Hindu Right
''I Can't Keep Track Of Everything''
A fortnight after the fodder scandal broke, Laloo Prasad Yadav suddenly finds himself in the eye of a storm. The scam has caught the imagination of the public and pitch -forked the low profile animal husbandry sector into the limelight. <I>Ranjit Bhu
Crores From Chicken Feed
A multi-crore scam in the Animal Husbandry Department exposes the corruption at the top
A Voter's Dilemma
The ideological divide between the main contenders has blurred