COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 4 June 2001
"Labour Reforms Are Not Anti-Poor"
Union minister for law, justice and company affairs Arun Jaitley is certain that the bold labour law changes will sail through Parliament. Excerpts from an interview:
Unshackling The Locked Gates
Despite apprehensions voiced by trade unions, the proposed reforms can only benefit the majority of the working class
The Timid Herd And The Hot Iron Brand
The yellow-cloth minority identikit decreed by the Taliban is its desperate response to the UN sanctions
"Labour Reforms Are Not Anti-Poor"
Union minister for law, justice and company affairs Arun Jaitley is certain that the bold labour law changes will sail through Parliament. Excerpts from an interview:
Unshackling The Locked Gates
Despite apprehensions voiced by trade unions, the proposed reforms can only benefit the majority of the working class
Welcome Break
Desi destinations now top the wishlist of domestic tourists
John Wright
The national cricket coach on the Zimbabwe tour
The Timid Herd And The Hot Iron Brand
The yellow-cloth minority identikit decreed by the Taliban is its desperate response to the UN sanctions
A Date With Mr TBA
New Yorker bash: Jhumpa shares the stage with ol' man Rushdie
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Believe It Or Not
Nobody knows if the FM's 'resignation' was fact or fiction
A City Of Yellow Paint
The 'monkey man' mystery is just an annual ritual for Delhi—its daily life runs on rumours, small and big
An Injudicious Slant
The law may be an ass, and an overburdened one at that. Perjury, then, is easy to get away with.
Rich Man's Law
All are equal before the law—equal in the degree to which it's vulnerable to money and influence
Gee, Fizz Whiz
The shy CEO of the high-profile PepsiCo India calls it a day for his share of golf and rides on the Hooghly
The Original Crouching Tigers
Kung fu, karate, taekwondo—they all have their roots in this form
Empty Fist Meets Empty Head
For Bombay cinema, it's native exotica—like adding a dash of pepper to jaded fight scenes. But a martial art genre plays along.
At The Crack Of Dusk
The fall of the Samata government in Manipur makes other NDA allies wary of the BJP
Final Take
Big B's coming films, Naghma's autobiography and more juicy gossip
The Foul Breath Of The Law
Allegations of a casteist insult are at the centre of an ugly row between the bar and the bench
Stuck At Six
The growth rate stagnates as reforms flounder. Job insecurity and the global slowdown compound the dull ache even further.
Eating Out
Bhavdeep Kang Dines Sangeeta Singh Deo
Acts Of Condonement
Condon's report holds obvious inferences for the BCCI; it also hints at the dubious role of umpires and businessmen
Dreams And Reality
Scepticism tempers the hope aroused among the Kashmiris by the latest peace initiative
His Second Coup
Some see it as a tacit capitulation, one that affirms Pakistan's role in Kashmir
Now, The Meat
It's vintage Vajpayee, but this time the politics of gestures will not suffice
Of Lessons Never Learnt
Status quoists in India say that if things are going fine, why meddle in them? But things were never fine.
Mr Vajpayee, What Have You Done?
Pakistan hasn't budged an inch on jehad but India has given a mile, writes Prem Shankar Jha
Unsavoury Distinction
Cities with the highest number of crimes against women
Engendering Violence
It's the least safe city for women, going by an NCRB report
Bull's Eye
This column had given an identical warning twice. On September 27, 1999, and again onDecember 25, 2000, it said: "Having failed in Kargil, China ...
Bibliofile
Laurels for Perkovitch, Romila Thapar; Pankaj Mishra and Amit Choudhary not even in Booker shortlist...
Summer Blossoms
Good reading for long summer afternoons
Deft Leg Work
If Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the best writer in Malayalam, then Gita Krishnankutty's translation proves that Malyalam reads much better when written in English.
Whipped, And Cherry-Topped
The cream of cricketature—inspired prose on the world's finest game
Hold Your Breath
A fresh hope for asthma patients, but doctors are cautious
