COVER STORY
Long Wait For Justice
A victim of police excesses during the Naxal era is vindicated
Outlook Magazine - 26 June 1996
The Balancing Act Begins
For the Deve Gowda Government, survival is dependent on its ability to compromise
The Satellite Kingdom
Priced out of Delhi's property market, a growing tribe is opting for the Great Suburban Experience
Facilitator Of A Thousand Schemes
Amar Singh, the new SP general secretary, is a millionaire puppeteer of the political process
The Draupadi Syndrome
The Government wants to reform the public sector. But first it has to rid it of its many masters.
Targeting The Black Bucks
The Government is preparing the draft of a comprehensive law to curb conversion of slush money
The Balancing Act Begins
For the Deve Gowda Government, survival is dependent on its ability to compromise
Sharon Prabhakar
The pop divas latest rock video Burning sparks off a controversy
The Satellite Kingdom
Priced out of Delhi's property market, a growing tribe is opting for the Great Suburban Experience
Facilitator Of A Thousand Schemes
Amar Singh, the new SP general secretary, is a millionaire puppeteer of the political process
The Draupadi Syndrome
The Government wants to reform the public sector. But first it has to rid it of its many masters.
Targeting The Black Bucks
The Government is preparing the draft of a comprehensive law to curb conversion of slush money
Guarding The Fort
Independents bolster Manohar Joshi from an 'unfriendly' Centre
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
A Train To Nowhere
The final stretch of the much-delayed railway line is mired in soft soil and hard rock
The Writ Of Contention
A 1984 land deal is raked up to embarrass Deve Gowda
'He Was Too Indisciplined'
Janata Dal President <b>Laloo Prasad Yadav</b> has spent more time in Delhi than in Patna since the election results were announced. He spoke to Outlook about the decision to expel Ramakrishna Hegde from the party. Excerpts
Taming A Rival
The leadership cracks down on Hegde, Gowda's arch enemy
"We Will Fight Disinvestment"
EVEN as United Front stalwarts exult about their Common Minimum Programme (CMP), all members do not seem to be united in the ruling coalition. There have even been unconfirmed reports that the disunity on economic policy reached a head on June 4, whe
'The Culprit Was A Dye Stick'
In the autumn of 1994, former Punjab chief minister, Surjit Singh Barnala, slipped his high security cordon and melted away into the night. While travelling incognito—his flowing grey beard coloured a jet black—he was mistaken for a terrorist and arr
Born To Ascend
Tenzing Norgay's son does the one thing his father never let him
The Old Man And The Dam
Even as the new Government seeks to placate Bahuguna, work on the Tehri dam continues
"I'm Not Missing Any Player"
Why are Azharuddin and his boys playing so badly in England? It's all because of instant cricket, says team manager,<b>Sandeep Patil</b> in a telephone interview with <b>Krishna Prasad.</b>
The Rebellion Remains A Myth
Though besieged by corruption charges, Rao gains a reprieve at an anti-climactic CWC meeting
Buying A Majority
The CBI still circles Rao warily in the JMM case
The Baby's Doing Fine
Ram Lakhan Yadav's trouble-prone son is back where he's most comfortable: in the eye of a storm
Rao And His Sons: Uneasy Ties
Of the three sons, it's only Prabhakar who is said to have exploited PVNR's position
Can Rao Survive The Urea Scam?
Yet another scandal tumbles out of Narasimha Rao's family closet. His third son Prabhakar is named in a Rs 133-crore fertiliser purchase deal. The political fallout could be heavy.
Mobile Freebies Galore
But read the fine print before you sign up
Death Of A Butcher
Pol Pot's reported death may be the end of the Khmer Rouge
Time To Decide
Opinions differ on whether India should sign the treaty
Alternative Paradigm
A rethink on development is needed to tackle ecological omnivores
Rhetoric Sans Babri
Vajpayee's poetry is tainted by an insidious cultural agenda
'There Is No Ignoring India'
The new government will have to address contentious bilateral issues
Turning The Corner, At Last
But the fractured verdict may force Sheikh Hasina to seek the support of the Jatiya Party