COVER STORY
Ambush Diplomacy
Was this tit-for-tat for India not sending troops to Iraq?
Outlook Magazine - 5 April 2004
Uncle Sam's Sly Sally
America betrays Indian trust by first granting old favourite Pakistan MNNA status, and then making light of it. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=9 target=_blank> Updates.</a>
Shye Ben Tzur
The world’s sole Hebrew qawwali composer on the eve of his performance at Jahan-e-Khusrau, the 4th international Sufi festival held last week in Delhi.
Hounds On A Fox Hunt
The CBI is to tease out those strands of the Telgi case that haven't been fully pursued <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=323 target=_blank> Updates.</a>
Uncle Sam's Sly Sally
America betrays Indian trust by first granting old favourite Pakistan MNNA status, and then making light of it. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=9 target=_blank> Updates.</a>
Shye Ben Tzur
The world’s sole Hebrew qawwali composer on the eve of his performance at Jahan-e-Khusrau, the 4th international Sufi festival held last week in Delhi.
Hounds On A Fox Hunt
The CBI is to tease out those strands of the Telgi case that haven't been fully pursued <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=323 target=_blank> Updates.</a>
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
State Gazette
Socialism parody; H2O fixed deposits; Chariot race before the interval; Chase on the last Laine; Gram swaraj
Mound Of The Dead
The mysterious death of a woman on the funeral pyre of her husband raises the spectre of sati in Bihar
Death By Dynasty
Why Rahul's case is qualitatively more subversive than, say, Chautala's
To Draw A Few New Lines On The Palm
Self-absorbed and introvertish, Rahul's low-profile intelligence may calm a strife-torn Congress
Mr Clean's New Spring?
Rahul's debut is a canny bid to offer an alternate point of focus from the polarising persona of Sonia Gandhi .<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=104 target=_blank> Updates.</a>
Digi Tally
The smallest, the largest, the biggest, the stats, the zeroes, the evens, the odds...
"There Is A Shared Goal And We Are Working Together"
He talks to Smruti Koppikar about campaigning with Sonia Gandhi, his one-time object of hate.
Poll Mantra'04
Election bytes you won't find anywhere else
We've Gotta Get Their Accent
In an election year, American political hawks are preying on the BPO issue. To keep those calls coming, we've to take the battle to their turf—lobby as hard as them, fight with facts and figures.
The Second Genesis Of Life
Adversity spurs a foundation that helps provide medical treatment for physically challenged orphans
"Till The End We Didn't Know Pakistan Would Accept Non-NATO Ally Status"
Full text of the interview with America's new ambassador to India on the MNNA controversy, nuke proliferation, outsourcing and Indo-US ties.
Runaway Jury
The film takes a winning recipe (add star cast to Grisham novel, stick in blender) and presents a well-cooked, cerebral flick, with excellent editing, a tight script and an edgy, atmospheric soundtrack.
Details
Jaw-Dropping GOOOOals!, Petal Pushers, Culture Vulture, James Bond and Cabochon
Silly Point
Illustration; Dipankar Bhattacharya, Text: Manu Joseph
Straying In Pakistan, Every Week
Dead thrills; The fat lady swings; Goodwill OD; Basic intelligence
Real Men Play At Night
A peek into Team India's exploits in Lahore's bustling scene
Because 'Life Itself Is Fixed'
A clean India-Pak match? Facts be damned, the lore says it's impossible
Pathan Suits Us Fine
Hindus mobs throng a Baroda masjid... in joy and celebration
La Horde!
War minus the shooting. Diplomacy minus its staged rituals. Eleven boys minus a single loser's bone in them. Was this the best ODI series of all?
The Erect Hindu Spine
William Dalrymple and his cartel are not the custodians of communal harmony
Kashmir 1987: Rerun?
Congress stubbornness over seats could hurt the PDP, and in turn Kashmir
Crash Test Dummies
An unscrupulous chain of doctors and pharma firms are making a 'killing' in a mockery of clinical trials
Bull's Eye
President Musharraf's address via satellite during the recent <i>India Today</i> conclave at New Delhi attracted flak from both government and media ...
Bibliofile
Pakistani women writers in India; Anuradha Roy on Hay-on-Wye; Khushwant Singh hits the jackpot again...
Cooper Calling
It has few surprises, but many insights and the small joys that arise from making new discoveries in an already explored land.
The Bird's Songbook
The grand little lady of music deserved a better book, but given how rare books on our musicians are, it's welcome.
Mughlai Paranthas
The secularist lens may project a selective view of medieval history, but facts speak otherwise
Metals: Appetite For Destruction
The Indian Institute for Environmental Medicine checked several branded and unbranded ayurvedic remedies for harmful metals. Several were present in dangerous levels. Their alarming discoveries:
The Death Metal Soup
Thought 'herbal' drugs were safe? Not when vaids ply you with a heavy cocktail.