COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 17 January 2000
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Poor visibility hits rail and air traffic in north India. Apathy compounds the problem.
Inside a private tribal world; out in the grand, twisted mountains; politicos on their day off
Goa lived up to its hype as a millennium hotspot, but it was low-key elsewhere
What does Sunday Exports do on weekdays to justify a 320 per cent rise in its price?
The contrast between the negotiators’ cowardice and the hijackers’ daring has earned India the contempt of the world.
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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Poor visibility hits rail and air traffic in north India. Apathy compounds the problem.
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The Parsi author on Earth, the film adaptation of her book Ice-Candy Man
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Longevity appears to be the hallmark of the current bull run
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He’s come out from the cold, but Putin’s real tests lie ahead
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Inside a private tribal world; out in the grand, twisted mountains; politicos on their day off
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Goa lived up to its hype as a millennium hotspot, but it was low-key elsewhere
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What does Sunday Exports do on weekdays to justify a 320 per cent rise in its price?
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The contrast between the negotiators’ cowardice and the hijackers’ daring has earned India the contempt of the world.
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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
OTHER STORIES
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Doubt replaces initial delight as technocrats get edgy over the government’s role in the sector
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It’s not a given that the current Australian side is their best ever
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It is self-delusion to attribute the series loss wholly to questionable decisions by the umpires
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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
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Theology is a veil for ISI activities in eastern Uttar Pradesh
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The released hostages swing between sympathy for their captors and extreme fear
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Four India watchers in the US spoke to <i>Outlook</i> about the implications of the Kandahar episode Excerpts:
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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?
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Hijack victims paint the RSS leaders as emotionless men who remained criminally indifferent during the crisis
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The RSS’ insensitive rhetoric about Hindu cowardice evokes all-round condemnation
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All talk of a 'soft state' is a pathetic bid to absolve leaders and transfer guilt to the nation at large.
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The ISI finds it easy to push men, money and arms into Bihar through the Indo-Nepal border
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The hijack deal is a body-blow to troop morale...and it may prove to be deadlier still
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In the aftermath of the hijack, bilateral trade-and SAPTA-will take a beating
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Both the Congress and the BJP have had links with hijackers
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Jaswant Singh’s Kandahar trip has raked up controversy all around
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The recent hijacking could be just setting the tone for the new century
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Kamalahaasan fumes as censors snip ‘Hey Ram’ to please RSS
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A delicate, subtle debut that the hype which heralded it
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A book that falls short of the initial promise it holds for readers
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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:
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A delicate, subtle debut that belies the hype which heralded it