It's Somebody Else's War
Should New Delhi antagonise the Tamil parties, needle the LTTE and risk another IPKF?
Ammunition Depots And Their Safety Needs
India has 24 major ordnance depots. Huge in area, the biggest depot, at Pulgaon, is larger in size than many towns. Maintaining these structures involves elaborate safety nets:
What The Blazes?
Our ammunition is increasing. But will defence budgets allow for modern ordnance storage?
‘Congestion Is Rage’
A lot of people can display personality changes when they get behind the wheel, traffic psychologist Neelima Chakravarty (Central Road Research Institute) told Outlook in an interview. Excerpts:
The Roads Of Wrath
You feel like killing when you’re behind the wheel? Beware! You may be suffering from road rage.
Das Capital
Tarun Das, the smiling czar of Indian industry, charms his way to the top at cement giant ACC
Calling A Spade A Shovel
Geostrategic concerns prevent the US from branding Pakistan a terrorist state
Peril From Sri Lanka
LTTE's victory will lend it more appeal in Tamil Nadu, where it will spark off a separatist anti-Indian movement.
Digging For Some Wicket Ways
The CBI will start with bookies and dons but the evidence will be mainly circumstantial
View From The Centre
The sums involved are huge but effective relief for the drought-stricken remains elusive. The Centre says funds made available for disaster relief fall under five categories: National Fund for Calamity Relief (NFCR), Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) entitl
Passing The Bucket
Alleviating the suffering of the drought-stricken gets caught up in ugly Centre-state tussles
The Ice Age Continued
Jawans at the LoC have to fight the cold, boredom - and getting too close to the enemy
Remains Of A War
Lives rebuilt, some gone awry... A year later, Kargil’s survivors seek remembrance
Bull's Eye
An editor telephoned. "Our reporter fell sick, can you take his place?""What's the assignment?""An atmosphere story from drought areas. ...
Behind The Camera
This collection of essays on the stepchild of Indian film, the documentary, unspools like a full-length feature
Cats: The Last Show?
A celebration of the men who struggled to bring the tiger back from the brink warns that the great cats aren't home free yet
Hybrid Spaces
A ‘global’ aesthetics is moving into India’s smaller cities, and it reflects new-age aspirations