COVER STORY
With its international long-distance monopoly under threat, the PSU needs to reconfigure itself and add fresh revenue streams
Outlook Magazine - 28 August 2000
States allege that the new revenue sharing formula penalises prudence while rewarding profligacy
Jehad fells an unlikely victim - Kashmir’s pashmina trade. China rushes in to fill the vacuum.
The ‘foreign hand’ is plainly visible in the region’s crime profile
Foreigners, in connivance with locals, are now growing and trading in hashish in Kulu-Manali
Irfan Habib’s intellectual honesty has won him as many friends as it has enemies
It’s Bangla rock’s second coming. But unlike in Bangladesh, it’s still to become a viable financial success in West Bengal.
On his global fusion concept - world music.
States allege that the new revenue sharing formula penalises prudence while rewarding profligacy
Jehad fells an unlikely victim - Kashmir’s pashmina trade. China rushes in to fill the vacuum.
The ‘foreign hand’ is plainly visible in the region’s crime profile
Why do so many foreigners go missing in nirvanaland?
Foreigners, in connivance with locals, are now growing and trading in hashish in Kulu-Manali
Irfan Habib’s intellectual honesty has won him as many friends as it has enemies
Bhimsen Joshi continues to enrich Hindustani classical tradition
It’s Bangla rock’s second coming. But unlike in Bangladesh, it’s still to become a viable financial success in West Bengal.
OTHER STORIES
Kashmiris are desperate to move closer to India and away from Pakistan, because they want to control not only their political fate but also their economic destiny.
There is a fear that if things calm down in Kashmir while Pakistan stands aside, it’ll lose its influence - the fear of marginalisation.
Shopping arcade Crossroads draws flak for its new entry policy
Former Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul, who was in Pakistan earlier this year as part of the Belusa group, an influential lobby headed by the US-based Shireen Tahir Kheli, spoke to Outlook on his meeting with Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. Excerpts:
Backdoor intiatives gain momentum, but the government is not too sure about their outcome
Despite the many roadblocks - and the bitter aftertaste of recent events - the Centre and the Hizbul may soon resume talks
Destinations are often not what they’re made out to be... and pleasure often comes from the detours rather than by one’s achieving goals.
Lax, emotional, fluffy, bully, correct but not ruthless... Definitions of India span the spectrum
The general opinion is that the President was right in castigating the fourth estate for sensationalism
The capitulation of the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments only strengthened the Indian State's weak-kneed image. But the people in the two states support their CMs' initiatives.
Grandiose plans, political connections, lobbyists - all come to naught for a peddler of dreams
Dara Shikoh may reign at last - courtesy an Indo-Hollywood venture
After the ceasefire ended, a bomb blast killed innocents in Srinagar. The same dayprime minister Vajpayee told Parliament that India could talk with ...
Aggressive MNC brands send a strong message to desi giants - go global or perish
The Kamasutra, Lolita and a nutty professor provide highbrow comedy
Multicultural angst fuels a bad trip for Iyer
A grandson attempts to bring Ba out from the shadows
Bollywood’s realised that its cohabitation with the underworld threatens not only a few individuals, but the entire industry