COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 17 January 2000
Not The Foggiest Idea
Poor visibility hits rail and air traffic in north India. Apathy compounds the problem.
Ways Of Seeing
Inside a private tribal world; out in the grand, twisted mountains; politicos on their day off
At The Three Zero Opera
Goa lived up to its hype as a millennium hotspot, but it was low-key elsewhere
Shoeshine And Black Ink
What does Sunday Exports do on weekdays to justify a 320 per cent rise in its price?
Dressing Up Defeat
The contrast between the negotiators’ cowardice and the hijackers’ daring has earned India the contempt of the world.
Born: January 1, 2000
Man needs milestones to mark his passage through time, rituals to give shape to his life, labels to name his experiences. A 100 million dollars for the first official millennium baby to be born. Free cars, free education and innumerable gift hampers
Not The Foggiest Idea
Poor visibility hits rail and air traffic in north India. Apathy compounds the problem.
Bapsi Sidhwa
The Parsi author on Earth, the film adaptation of her book Ice-Candy Man
Big Bang Theory Reinvented
Longevity appears to be the hallmark of the current bull run
The Wildcard Czar
He’s come out from the cold, but Putin’s real tests lie ahead
Ways Of Seeing
Inside a private tribal world; out in the grand, twisted mountains; politicos on their day off
At The Three Zero Opera
Goa lived up to its hype as a millennium hotspot, but it was low-key elsewhere
Shoeshine And Black Ink
What does Sunday Exports do on weekdays to justify a 320 per cent rise in its price?
Dressing Up Defeat
The contrast between the negotiators’ cowardice and the hijackers’ daring has earned India the contempt of the world.
Born: January 1, 2000
Man needs milestones to mark his passage through time, rituals to give shape to his life, labels to name his experiences. A 100 million dollars for the first official millennium baby to be born. Free cars, free education and innumerable gift hampers
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Meddlesome Ministry?
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The True Wizards Of Oz?
It’s not a given that the current Australian side is their best ever
No Use Blaming The Ref
It is self-delusion to attribute the series loss wholly to questionable decisions by the umpires
Down Under And Out
In theory a good side, the Indians were done in by a lack of self-belief and an over-cautious app roach in team selection
Indoctrination Lessons
Theology is a veil for ISI activities in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Stockholm Revisited
The released hostages swing between sympathy for their captors and extreme fear
'India Has A Hard Face But A Flabby Interior'
Four India watchers in the US spoke to <i>Outlook</i> about the implications of the Kandahar episode Excerpts:
Heads Don't Roll Here
The nation is talking accountability yet again. Considering that the hijack drama is over, there is little else one can do. Questions which are persistently being raised are: Would people in responsible positions be held accountable?
'Where Was Rss When We Faced Death?'
Hijack victims paint the RSS leaders as emotionless men who remained criminally indifferent during the crisis
Misplaced Machismo
The RSS’ insensitive rhetoric about Hindu cowardice evokes all-round condemnation
Self-pity Is An Alibi
All talk of a 'soft state' is a pathetic bid to absolve leaders and transfer guilt to the nation at large.
Corridor Of Terror
The ISI finds it easy to push men, money and arms into Bihar through the Indo-Nepal border
The Soldier’s Lament
The hijack deal is a body-blow to troop morale...and it may prove to be deadlier still
The Business Of War
In the aftermath of the hijack, bilateral trade-and SAPTA-will take a beating
Unholier Than Thou
Both the Congress and the BJP have had links with hijackers
Why Did He Go?
Jaswant Singh’s Kandahar trip has raked up controversy all around
The Age Of Violence
The recent hijacking could be just setting the tone for the new century
His Master’s Voice
Kamalahaasan fumes as censors snip ‘Hey Ram’ to please RSS
Missing A Small
A delicate, subtle debut that the hype which heralded it
The Emotion Of Smell
A book that falls short of the initial promise it holds for readers
I'm More Secure Now
Pankaj Mishra, author of the celebrated debut novel The Romantics, talks to Manjula Padmanabhan about his commitment to writing, his early insecurities and his search for an authentic voice:
Missing A Small Beat
A delicate, subtle debut that belies the hype which heralded it