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THE MAGAZINE April 19, 1999

Cover Story

Cover Story

Dramatis Personae

Outlook's political bureau raise the curtain on a running farce called Indian politics

Apr 19, 1999

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Opinion

The Cast Of Fraudeville

The conduct of the main players in the past couple of weeks is a sorry tale of personal ambitions and agendas running riot.

Apr 19, 1999

| Vinod Mehta

National

West Bengal

Sunset In The East, And A Bit Of Dawn

Lip-service starves industry-and workers

Apr 19, 1999

| Ashis K. Biswas
- Terminally Sick, Was The Verdict. Then...
Uttar Pradesh

King For The Day

Factional leaders gun for the chief minister, but national poitics saves his crown-for the moment

Apr 19, 1999

| Ranjit Bhushan
Opinion

Curiouser And Curiouser

The dates are crucial. Two months before the actual coup, the MOD had already chosen Kumar as the next navy chief.

Apr 19, 1999

| Prem Shankar Jha

International

Scotland

Scotch, On The Rocks

With their own parliament coming up soon, Scots plan separation from England as their next move

Apr 19, 1999

| Sanjay Suri
- The Name Is Bond
Opinion

No More Morality Bombs

Instead of condemning, the attempt should be to bring NATO and Milosevic back to the negotiation table.

Apr 19, 1999

| J.N. Dixit

Business

Space Research

ISRO Goes Space Selling

An agreement with Arianespace may make the organisation the world's largest commercial launcher

Apr 19, 1999

| Ranvir Nayar
infotech

Systems Failure

Unlike software, the Indian hardware sector has little government support and a tough haul ahead

Apr 19, 1999

| Archana Rai Arindam Mukherjee
Currency

The Market's Will

The rupee's recent slide has more to do with speculation than with politics or economic reality

Apr 19, 1999

| Shekhar Ghosh
- Factors That Affect The Rupee

Society

Wildlife

Oh, To Be The Beeb

A controversy explodes over special privileges in Ranthambhore

Apr 19, 1999

| Shoma Chaudhury
Trends

Men At Work

Cut 'n' chop, mix 'n' grind—Indian men take to cooking like fish to curry

Apr 19, 1999

| B.R. Srikanth Pritha Sen Shameem Akhtar
Kerala

The Vanishing Lake

Farmers and environmentalists squabble over the fate of a lake

Apr 19, 1999

| Venu Menon
Gender

Sexism And The Workplace Wars

A spate of activism against sexual harassment shows up grey areas in a dark offence

Apr 19, 1999

| Ashis K. Biswas Soma Wadhwa B.R. Srikanth Inputs From Shameem Akthar

Sports

Opinion

Midlife Crisis

Predictability in the middle overs is choking instant cricket. The answer: new rules to pack in punch, or Cricket Max.

Apr 19, 1999

| Martin Crowe

Books

For those who came in late...

White Skin, Black Mask

Did Phantom — the man who cannot die -- live in India? Will he survive his creator Lee Falk's death?

Apr 19, 1999

| Kai Friese

Regulars

10 Questions

Dr Arunachalam Kumar

The professor of sports biomechanics predicts the end of Sachin’s Test career

Apr 19, 1999

| Archana Jahagirdar
Opinion

Bull's Eye

The prime minister first proposed a national debate on the constitution. Next, a debate on religious conversions. Now, people want a national debate ...

Apr 19, 1999

| Rajinder Puri
Delhi Diary

Words, Words...

Apr 19, 1999

| Vinod Mehta
Sruti Mohapatra Gives The Disabled Opportunities She Never Had

Apr 19, 1999

| Purabi Patnaik
Review

A Symphony In Two Parts

Seth is better at describing his character's joyous passion for music than his brooding love

Apr 19, 1999

| Mukul Kesavan
Review

Quiet Power

A self-possessed debut about the lives of Sikh women

Apr 19, 1999

| Nilanjana S. Roy
Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

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