COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 16 October 1996
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<p> <p> The BJP may be projecting Kalyan Singh as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. But its frontline leader and former prime minister, <p> <B>Atal Behari Vajpayee</B>, is not averse to the idea of "keeping all options open"—even that of exte
An anti-Congress wave, especially after Rao’s indictment, gives an edge to the BJP
As he enters his tenth decade, Malgudi’s creator still reads and writes, the years light on him
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<p> <p> The BJP may be projecting Kalyan Singh as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. But its frontline leader and former prime minister, <p> <B>Atal Behari Vajpayee</B>, is not averse to the idea of "keeping all options open"—even that of exte
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An anti-Congress wave, especially after Rao’s indictment, gives an edge to the BJP
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The SA writer says Benegals Mahatma constitutes a departure from her book
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Dr Katakshamma becomes Asia’s first lady Bishop
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Sarpotdar’s defence of the ’93 riots may put the Sena in the dock
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As he enters his tenth decade, Malgudi’s creator still reads and writes, the years light on him
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And British business harkens—partly hopeful, partly sceptical
OTHER STORIES
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There’s no other way to manage the widening oil pool deficit
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Indian musicians, both popular and classical, are composing new sounds for the music-of-ideas era
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The city’s newspaper industry engages in an all-out paper war
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Sena leader Anand Dighe is charged with running a parallel court
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Bangalore’s reputation for cosmopolitan tolerance takes a blow
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Ethnic violence jeopardises the West Asia peace process
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Scientists fail to come up with the truth about the Pillai fuel
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The RBI’s move to free FD interest rates sparks off a war
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Now, a labour clause to make garment exporters clean up their act
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Despite inherent problems, the European Union is taking steps to boost relations with India
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Pulled apart by rifts, the UF Government finds it difficult to carry through its disinvestment plans
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The highly promising Canadian cricket team is almost exclusively made up of players of South Asian origin
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Pakistan is irked and opinion is split in Washington; the rest welcome elections in Kashmir
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Were poll figures inflated to get favourable press?
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Gearing up to face the challenges of chief ministership, a sombre <B>Farooq Abdullah </B>speaks to Padmanand Jha about his plans for the future of Kashmir. Excerpts:
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Kashmir has a long history of promises being made but not kept
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Farooq Abdullah has won the mandate he wanted. But he heads a broken polity and the guns could boom yet again.
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Verghese Kurien spoke to Outlook on why cooperative laws should be changed. Excerpts
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Post reforms, cooperatives want to shake off government control
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As more priests go astray, the Indian clergy debates the validity of the vows of celibacy
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A meeting between Gowda and Ahmadi sets tongues wagging
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With Gowda’s help, Rao has been a step ahead of the law so far. But for how long?
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Post St Kitts, Sitaram Kesri spells out his plans, albeit subtly, to marginalise Rao and revive the Congress
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A pioneering compilation
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A story about the story of Kim
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A riveting book argues capitalism and democracy are incompatible
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Drug majors target Northern botanical gardens for Southern flora
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Is it finally time to nail the Bihar strongman in the fodder scam?
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New Delhi is still watching the fast unfolding situation in Kabul
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The students movement will now have to work out its strategy