COVER STORY
Short Shrifted?
American firms are feeling cheated with the new liability clause
Outlook Magazine - 4 October 2010
Two Seconds To Midnight, Indian Standard Time
Global scorn, local outrage...nothing moves the ‘Men At Work’
‘There Could Be Black Sheep’
Union law minister reiterates that the Judges Standards and Accountability Bill will ensure that judges are accountable
Your Honour?
Will the Shanti Bhushan affidavit on a possible rot in thejudiciary trigger self-awareness and course correction within?
Cream Weaver
An unauthorised biography of Dhirubhai Ambani, unavailable to Indian readers thanks to legal opposition from Reliance group, is finally here
Chopped Sticks
China ups the ante, looks to cut India’s influence in the Himalayan state
39 Steps To Paradise
An MPs delegation to the Valley senses the anger roiling there
Two Seconds To Midnight, Indian Standard Time
Global scorn, local outrage...nothing moves the ‘Men At Work’
And Justice For...
Anonymous pamphlet stirs it up in Bangalore
‘There Could Be Black Sheep’
Union law minister reiterates that the Judges Standards and Accountability Bill will ensure that judges are accountable
Some Pointers From America
The US deals with corrupt judges better
Your Honour?
Will the Shanti Bhushan affidavit on a possible rot in thejudiciary trigger self-awareness and course correction within?
Ink-Tipped Arrows
Tribals are sharpening their identities with new scripts
Cream Weaver
An unauthorised biography of Dhirubhai Ambani, unavailable to Indian readers thanks to legal opposition from Reliance group, is finally here
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
The Cobra Goes To Greece
The indefatigable King of Sting is back with another yarn of match -fixing in chariot races and gory deaths
Slumcake Millionaires
Can you really express your conviction through your confection?
No Trouble In Gangtok
Ban overturned and obscurity overcome, Satyajit Ray’s <i>Sikkim</i> is fit for viewing at last
Open Letter To Sonia Gandhi
The scale and arrogance of corruption in the CWG is so bizarre that if it goes unpunished, there is no hope for this country
Deep In The Miasma
A monsoon that refuses to go away breeds a panoply of diseases
‘Enter’, All Ye Web Fuchchas
R u feeling better 2day? Yes indeed, says a new generation of net-savvy seniors.
A Final Ab-Solution For All
Fat is the ‘non-working tissue’ in our body, and stomach crunches will not help you lose that big belly.
Bibliofile
So what explains Sirji V for Vendetta's latest? Patrick French says he has no clue.
Bala Takes The Plunge
Reads exactly as if a mildly amusing set of blog posts has been stretched way beyond their capacity to entertain
Articles Of Faith: Religion, Secularism And The Indian Supreme Court
A clear, concise documentation of the argument that the Indian state, through law, actively shapes and transforms religion
A Pratfall, Mr Kalmadi?
A brick by brittle brick expose on the quagmire of the CWG, and the stupefying audacity of its guiding spirits
For Real
A sensitive and believable look at how domestic strife and violence can impact on a child’s psyche
Renee Ranchan
The writer on <i>Untwine the Wind</i>, her recently published collection of 103 verses
Javed Akhtar & Co
“Before dialogue begins, we must have song,” Bappida said as he wiped his forehead with a bright red kerchief...
Mazar-E-Sharif Diary
“You are our brothers: after all, Babar was our king, he was also your king.” She had no idea about the impending storm around the Babri Masjid!