COVER STORY
Bull's Eye
Pak authorities persistently allege that Baitullah Mehsud masterminded Benazir's assassination. The US concurs. Mehsud denies. What gives?
Outlook Magazine - 3 March 2008
Spaghetti Eastern
There's something so Indian about the love of all things Italian. That's much in evidence at Spaghetti Kitchen...
Jodhaa Akbar
Instead of offering history neat, it takes ample liberties and it's the resultant cocktail that's heady. But it sinks badly when it tries to live up to the epic elements.
Secrets Choked
Indo-US intelligence sharing is a misnomer. It's a one-way street.
Marianne Henriot
The international sales director of Breitling watches on the brand in India
Spaghetti Eastern
There's something so Indian about the love of all things Italian. That's much in evidence at Spaghetti Kitchen...
Jodhaa Akbar
Instead of offering history neat, it takes ample liberties and it's the resultant cocktail that's heady. But it sinks badly when it tries to live up to the epic elements.
Fresh Jigsaw Puzzle
A rejig of seats will mean what exactly? No party is clear.
From ABC To JKC
Out of the parched outback, into an IT job. Welfare hits bull's eye.
Those Unshod Hooves
Husain too has been in flight. Why does no one speak up for his basic freedoms?
One Star Ranch
Bollywood might slip on creativity, but who's blamed? We the Critics.
God, It's Friday
Great directors do not always a great film make. Great ideas do.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Popcorny
Best Of The Worst. '07 proved to be a bonanza when it came to choosing prized duds
Twenty Golden Overs
The money has been splurged, the players have been bought. But w hat about returns on investment? And will domestic cricket profit?
One Wrong Mark, A Home Loan Lost
Credit reports in the US ain't all that error-free, but an Act seeks to provide consumers succour
The Bank's Microchip
Soon your loans may hinge on your credit scores. A truly novel concept. Will it work?
Jackboot Tango
Democracy is in. Ironically, the ex-dictator may still prove to be an asset.
Wrong Hoss
Musharraf is now a spent force. Only, the US won't say it.
The Sacred Ballot
We know the Bhuttos and Sharifs. It's another chance for redemptive politics.
Finale For The Grandee
Musharraf won't exit. Nor will he merely exist. His options?
The War She Won, But Only In Death
A PPP streak and no Bhutto in place. It's make or mar for Zardari.
'Indian Generals Don't Step Out Of Their Domain'
The PML(N) chief who rode the lion--his party's election symbol--to maul chief rival, the King's Party, with panache, had read the people's mood right.
Democracy Is A Big Deal
Pakistan turns a page in history. Tomorrow is negotiable.
Editors & Readers
Give the reader what he wants, I am told. I beg to differ.
The Illusion Of Movement
With erratic speeds and poor quality of service, high-speed Internet is still like slow torture
Bibliofile
"The man is a knight, he's won the Nobel Prize, do you think he has time to read me?" No prizes for guessing who said this about whom.
Filmic Nectar
Aims to be a comprehensive history of Hindi film music, but is also simultaneously selective and subjective. An insightful ready-reckoner that I will keep by my side.
Gold Thrush
A fascinating collection that contains description, whimsy, revelation, mystery, history, humour, facts, fiction, beauty and more; yet manages to be a homogenous whole.
In Which Saeed Mirza Gives It Those Ones
These halloas from an itinerant seeker call us to paths leading nowhere
Chin-o-Arab Hamara Hindostan Hamara
A full-throated championing of India ignores troubling questions, and clings on to the coat-tails of prosperity
Probashi, Everybody
Once uprooted, best be in an outsider's city. Identity stops bothering you.
The Sixth River Is A Sea
In Punjab, migrant labour has always been a reality. But as numbers swell, a slow fuse burns.
The Outsider Factor
The migration of people from UP and Bihar to other parts of the country has become controversial in recent years
Human Highways
They number in crores—the exodus from UP-Bihar. It's the classic migrant situation.
