"Ideologies Have No Meaning"
The BJP vice-president, J.P. Mathur, is a veteran in the saffron ranks. One who has seen the party grow from a fledgling to one in full bloom. Naturally, he is perturbed at the horizontal expansion of the party. From cultural nationalism to a b
Sour Taste Of Friendship
With friends like the Janata Dal, the Samata Party and Lok Shakti, BJP will not need enemies
'Polls Are An Obstacle To Talks With Pakistan'
The US hasn't got a handle to interfere in Kashmir because of its help during the Kargil conflict, says external affairs minister Jaswant Singh. It's been a diplomatic and a military victory for India. He spoke to Sunil Narula extensively on the post
Set And Matchpoint
As they bid for BCCI'S exclusive TV rights, the Sony-Zee war moves on to a different terrain: cricket
The Art Of Inquisition
A connoisseur of culture and civilisation, Nirad C. Chaudhuri refined the art of self-cultivation
The Zen Warrior
Lance Klusener's brief stint with the South African military intelligence informs his game Lance Klusener tries to putt straight at Radisson Hotel, Delhi
Sushi, Masala Soaked
In workaholic, stress-ridden Japan, Indian films take on the unlikely role of a spiritual balm
And When The Levee Breaks...
Despite the hype, NBA's Rally for the Valley evoked genuine sentiment over saving the Narmada
A Wee Swing To The Right
The BJP is placed ahead, but just. Look out for a hectic-and quite probably vicious-campaign
Ntp For Dummies
In India, telecom news equals bad news. First we had Sukh Ram's excesses, then Jagmohan who dealt with businessmen the same way he did with Kashmir militants and now the controversy over the New Telecom Policy (NTP), kicked off by the President of In
Parsley On The Fish
Majority of outside directors on boards of Indian companies are mere rubber stamps.
The Contract Killer
Enron rakes it in as Maharashtra is forced to strike cheaper sources of power off its shopping list
Bull's Eye
Bharat read the newspaper as he sipped his morning tea. With a warm glow inside, heread about the brave army jawans in Kargil. Their young faces ...
Muddier By The Day
The truth about Kargil becomes a casualty as the army pulls out all stops in an increasingly murky cover-up
The Disaster Express
Travellers will continue to pay for one-way tickets unless Indian railways is modernised considerably
Their Pound Of Flesh
RPI The Athavale group is bargaining hard. PWP Pawar's blue-eyed boys. SP NCP's Achilles' heel
Mistake After Mistake
The Congress' criticism of the war in Kargil-ill-timed, in bad taste and for a doubtful purpose-will boomerang