COVER STORY
Support to the BJP could spell disaster for the National Conference
Outlook Magazine - 6 April 1998
As the TDP, AGP and National Conference walk out of the front, there is introspection over the third force's strident anti-BJPism
In a brutal punishment, a group of female furies batter a woman and her lover in their village
The Sangh's media-friendly avatar and overtures to Muslims are mere political compulsions, not a dilution of Hindutva
Larger than life—it's a simple motto in Tamil Nadu's image factory. For J.P. Krishna, it's hard work.
World oil prices have slumped but not in India, thanks to a faulty pricing mechanism
Enemy, scream right-wingers. Man of peace, say Dilip Kumar fans. Pasha of Peshawar, say...
As the TDP, AGP and National Conference walk out of the front, there is introspection over the third force's strident anti-BJPism
The crusader for the rights of Indian fisherfolk talks about his recent awards
In a brutal punishment, a group of female furies batter a woman and her lover in their village
The Sangh's media-friendly avatar and overtures to Muslims are mere political compulsions, not a dilution of Hindutva
Larger than life—it's a simple motto in Tamil Nadu's image factory. For J.P. Krishna, it's hard work.
Defence Minister George Fernandes' home is a hub for the Cause
If the new I&B minister has her way, it's 'spring-cleaning' time
World oil prices have slumped but not in India, thanks to a faulty pricing mechanism
Enemy, scream right-wingers. Man of peace, say Dilip Kumar fans. Pasha of Peshawar, say...
OTHER STORIES
Sharif strives for Indo-Pak talks—and trade—to save the economy
If the BJP abjures its communal leanings, we can move towards a two-party system, ideal for a democratic polity. But the leadership's RSS tilt belies such expectations.
The use of unkind phraseology lands the foreign media up against the BJP's global info-warriors
All's not well in Senadom—Thackeray's outburst against Joshi opens up a can of worms
Now, ITC launches two premium BAT brands—both made in India
The chief of the investigation division of the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says Sonia cannot claim innocence in the face of findings conducted in the payoffs during the last decade or so.
The Bofors saga is likely to drag on due to political compulsions
Former US Ambassador to India, and currently vice-chairman of one of the largest US insurance companies, the American Inter -national Group, Frank G. Wisner is one man who's bullish on India, swadeshi or no swadeshi. His is indeed a reassuring voice
US investors suspend scepticism about a BJP government
SAIL chairman Arvind Pande discusses plans to turn around the company's fortunes:
A callous government has left India's largest steelmaker gasping for breath. And so, a radical plan unfolds.
Human and gender rights get entangled as the courts stay a woman's date with the gallows
India has the batting armoury to pulverise any bowling attack in the coming decade
Big is beautiful, companies are cheap, the hype is deafening, but is India ready for a wave of takeovers?
The author of a banned 'expose' on the '84 riots puts up a fight
70 dead, 15,000 homeless, untimely relief: the misery is endless
Will England take kindly to its Prime Minister's Catholic turn?
Reliving the summer of 1857
A sanitised biography of a colourful, yet despicable ruler
Rankled by a PWG unit's harassment, tribal women give Naxals a taste of their own medicine
By showcasing the agile SU-30, the air force makes its point