Life Beyond The Line Of Control
With its international long-distance monopoly under threat, the PSU needs to reconfigure itself and add fresh revenue streams
Rob X To Pay Y
States allege that the new revenue sharing formula penalises prudence while rewarding profligacy
Flight Of The Golden Fleece
Jehad fells an unlikely victim - Kashmir’s pashmina trade. China rushes in to fill the vacuum.
Invasion Of The Aliens
The ‘foreign hand’ is plainly visible in the region’s crime profile
Joint Ventures
Foreigners, in connivance with locals, are now growing and trading in hashish in Kulu-Manali
The Past Master
Irfan Habib’s intellectual honesty has won him as many friends as it has enemies
Bangla’s Hungry Stones
It’s Bangla rock’s second coming. But unlike in Bangladesh, it’s still to become a viable financial success in West Bengal.
Yearning For Peace
Kashmiris are desperate to move closer to India and away from Pakistan, because they want to control not only their political fate but also their economic destiny.
Sentimental Borders
There is a fear that if things calm down in Kashmir while Pakistan stands aside, it’ll lose its influence - the fear of marginalisation.
‘Musharraf Promised Not To Raise Kashmir At Un’
Former Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul, who was in Pakistan earlier this year as part of the Belusa group, an influential lobby headed by the US-based Shireen Tahir Kheli, spoke to Outlook on his meeting with Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. Excerpts:
Will Peace Arrive On Track II?
Backdoor intiatives gain momentum, but the government is not too sure about their outcome
Peace Act; Scene Two
Despite the many roadblocks - and the bitter aftertaste of recent events - the Centre and the Hizbul may soon resume talks
A Chateau In Heaven
Destinations are often not what they’re made out to be... and pleasure often comes from the detours rather than by one’s achieving goals.
A History Of Yielding
Lax, emotional, fluffy, bully, correct but not ruthless... Definitions of India span the spectrum
The Media As The Circus
The general opinion is that the President was right in castigating the fourth estate for sensationalism
The Eclair State
The capitulation of the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments only strengthened the Indian State's weak-kneed image. But the people in the two states support their CMs' initiatives.
Deep In Its Own Dish
Grandiose plans, political connections, lobbyists - all come to naught for a peddler of dreams
Bull's Eye
After the ceasefire ended, a bomb blast killed innocents in Srinagar. The same dayprime minister Vajpayee told Parliament that India could talk with ...
Nightmares Of Dream Merchants
Bollywood’s realised that its cohabitation with the underworld threatens not only a few individuals, but the entire industry