Midnight's Orphans
Fifty years after, thousands of poor Sindhis still live in refugee camps across India. Continuing our series on people untouched by elections, Outlook visits the oldest...
Monica Menace
Alleged affairs with White House aides makes Clinton's position in the Paula Jones case shaky
"No More Fanaticism"
Bal Thackeray speaks to Outlook about the Sena's changed attitude towards Muslims
This Gandhi Too Is For Real
The metamorphosis of the introverted widow into a gesticulating soap box orator throws up a few signs. Sonia is clearly emulating her mother-in-law, and like her she has an unpredictable capacity for both good and evil.
What Are You Lusting For, A Commodity?
Gone are the days when the yellow metal could hedge you against inflation or bad times
'I Regret I Wasn't The Man To Kill Gandhi'
The circle of hate still grinds for Madanlal Pahwa, would-be assassin of Mahatma Gandhi
Witness To A Murder
Time stood still at 5.17 pm on January 30, 1948, for those present at Delhi's Birla House as Godse's bullets found their mark
Mahatma: An Intimate View
Kanu Gandhi, Bapu's great-grandnephew, close disciple and personal photographer, captured the essence of the Mahatma. A rare chronicle of images, some never seen before...
"Our Politicians Think Money Grows On Trees"
Former finance minister Manmohan Singh on swadeshi, populism, economic vision and prime ministerial aspirations.
Selling Reforms, Not Guilt
The Congress is no longer on the defensive about the reforms and says it sticks by what it started
The Issues No One Talks About At All
Power-crazy politicians hardly care for the real problems facing India: health, population, education
"Evidence Is Enough For Prosecution"
The former CBI director under whose tenure the names of the recipients of the Bofors kickbacks were officially revealed and who vetted and submitted the 250-page SIT report, on the scam that never dies.
The Vajpayee Angle
THE BJP's prime ministerial hopeful A.B. Vajpayee has close links with the Hindujas, among the alleged recipients of Rs 64 crore payoffs in the Bofors scam.
All Roads Lead To Rajiv
The 250-page SIT report on Bofors lying with the government could be used to launch a prosecution, certain to embarass Sonia
'Can Sonia Deny The Quattrocchi Link?'
Taking time off from a hectic schedule, Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke at length on a wide range of issues to Ishan Joshi on board the aircraft ferrying him on the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh. Excerpts:
The BJP's Best Man
Ishan Joshi and photographer T. Narayan hop on to Vajpayee's aircraft and trail him around