COVER STORY
Return Of Mandal
Whichever party comes to power, it's a win for social justice
Outlook Magazine - 25 September 1996
The Indian Democrats
Foreign policy tangles recede into the background as Indian Americans back Clinton-Gore
Stirring Up A Native Brew
Foreign satellite TV players go desi with a vengeance to maximise their profits in India
Change Agent
Partha Ghosh helps business and political leaders across the planet get their goals straight
A Capital Agenda
Allowing FIIs to raise investment in corporate debt instruments has significant implications
The Indian Democrats
Foreign policy tangles recede into the background as Indian Americans back Clinton-Gore
Prakash Mehra
The veteran director who made Amitabh Bachchan a star plans a repeat act
Stirring Up A Native Brew
Foreign satellite TV players go desi with a vengeance to maximise their profits in India
The Acid Wears Off
Jayalalitha makes a U-turn: backing Chandralekha against DMK
A Suitable Girl
Hype and controversy surround a major book before it is released
Change Agent
Partha Ghosh helps business and political leaders across the planet get their goals straight
A Capital Agenda
Allowing FIIs to raise investment in corporate debt instruments has significant implications
Admirals Don't Fly
But the force is hit by internal politics and a dwindling fleet
Petroleum Piracy
The crime branch zeroes in on fuel filchers on the highways
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Playing Pacifier
CPI leader A.B. Bardhan walks the tightrope between the interests of his party and Left unity
No More The Big Brother
The demand for smaller states underlines the growing differences between the CPI and the CPI(M)
Reservations Linger
Will a quota for women in Parliament remain a pipedream?
'No More Guns'
Former militant Javed Shah spoke to Outlook in Srinagar. Excerpts:
Farooq's New Recruit
A 'renegade' militant joins hands with the National Conference
Doomsayers Speak Too Soon?
Despite warnings of the effects of the petroleum price hike, double digit inflation is unlikely
Towards A Watershed
India takes a major step in solving the Ganga water-sharing row with Bangladesh
Inhospitable Air
Delhi's much touted India Habitat Centre continues to be a mirage
For An Anti-deficit Law
Ballooning borrowings trigger the demand for a stricter statutory bar on government gluttony
The Battle Begins
Will India be able to resist pressure on changing its stand?
'If I'd Been Like Hitler, You Wouldn't Have Dared To Come And Interview Me'
Bal Thackeray speaks about his political career and the Shiv Sena's future to Outlook. Excerpts:
The Unlikely Heirs
Udhav and Raj lack Bal Thackeray's stature
The 'Evergreen' Saffron Union
The Sena union, which is growing in clout, doesn't fight managements. It offers management courses.
What After Thackeray?
He is called fascist, but he has created Maharashtra's most popular party. He is accused of nepotism, but his family may not be able to live up to him.
Campus Politics
Jamia students take on Mushir-ul-Hassan again
The Manmohan Bombshell
At the Congress Parliamentary Party meet, round one goes to the dissidents as Rao loses one of his most trusted lieutenants
Unkind Cuts
Prices plummet. So do fortunes of Indian PC makers.
The Eye Of An Artist
Shaji's visual flair makes his new film a magnificent experience
Beijing's Asian Aspirations
China, gently but firmly, asserts its right to lead the rest of Asia into the 21st century
Courting Trouble
Unsuspecting couples enter into invalid marriages
Looking Through Blake
The English poet remembers Dom, is impressed by Seth, and marvels about Narayan
The Mahapatra Muse
Two deeply vivid volumes of poems from the Oriya masters
The Mahapatra Muse
Two deeply vivid volumes of poems from the oriya masters
'Can A Lady Molest A Lady?'
Suspended senior gynaecologist Sasi Prabha spoke to Outlook about the controversy.
An Outrageous Test
Doctors strike work over the suspension of two colleagues for conducting 'virginity tests'