COVER STORY
Bull's Eye
Misgivings about Advani among powerful RSS sections run deep. His appointment as the BJP prime ministerial candidate may not therefore end Advani’s long climb.
Outlook Magazine - 31 December 2007
Deep Fried in Nani's Desi Ghee
A spirited response to <a href=full.asp?fodname=20071217&fname=Col+Ramachandra+Guha+%28F%29&sid=1 target=_blank>Ramachandra Guha's critique of NRIs</a>
'I kept My Word, Rajiv Didn't'
Benazir Bhutto refutes National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's recent comments questioning her track record as Pakistan PM
Countdown To... What?
Promise and paradox: the bigger the surge towards free polls, the less free it might be
Strangers
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s <i>Strangers on a Trainc</i>, it goes off track in trying to be original.
How Oudh's Birds Flocked To The Gilded Cage
Wasika, curiously, stemmed from selfishness: a rich widow's alacrity to save her assets from her son
Katrina Kaif
With two major hits this year, she has at last found her place in Bollywood
Bullies, Bullets
Shootings in our schools? The violence has come home to stay.
The Wonder Years
Has Rahul got it in him to take over the reins? Congressmen get a tad impatient.
Deep Fried in Nani's Desi Ghee
A spirited response to <a href=full.asp?fodname=20071217&fname=Col+Ramachandra+Guha+%28F%29&sid=1 target=_blank>Ramachandra Guha's critique of NRIs</a>
The X And Why Factor
Pravin gets life for brother Pramod's murder but his motive is kept a secret
'I kept My Word, Rajiv Didn't'
Benazir Bhutto refutes National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's recent comments questioning her track record as Pakistan PM
Countdown To... What?
Promise and paradox: the bigger the surge towards free polls, the less free it might be
Strangers
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s <i>Strangers on a Trainc</i>, it goes off track in trying to be original.
How Oudh's Birds Flocked To The Gilded Cage
Wasika, curiously, stemmed from selfishness: a rich widow's alacrity to save her assets from her son
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Drink To The Dregs
Nawabiyat is a pale memory...and wasika a poor cousin of the privy purse. Yet that one monthly tryst links them to a lost spring.
The Blue God's Tale
An exhibition of Pichhwais depicting a frolicsome Krishna, Nathdwara style
Fresh Strategy, Four-Pronged
Towards a robust military: fortified cadre, integrated services, a new-age corps, efficient airlift
The China Doctrine-II
India has woken up to China's new army capabilities. A major overhaul is needed.
For 750 Million... Humans
The unilateral opening up of retail holds few pluses for the country
No Giant, No Midget
Consumers want both experiences, but there will be some pain
"We'll Set Up Shop In Mandis"
President and CEO of Reliance Retail says his company is ready for all eventualities
Not Quite Cornered Shops
So, is the big bad wolf of retail gobbling up mom-'n-pop stores? Not really, they're preening to look it in the eye.
The Economic Jailbreak
Dateline Dantewada: what lies beyond the funny and depressing facts
Silk Smitten
Kanjeevarams don a designer avatar, and mega prices
The Page Enchanted
An eminent galaxy of readers send Outlook their choice of top reads of 2007
Outlook Receives India's Most Coveted Award
Vice President Hamid Ansari presented <i>Outlook</i> Editor-in-Chief Vinod Mehta with the International Press Institute (IPI) award for Excellence in Journalism, 2007, on December 19
