COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 27 August 2001
The Lasso Loosens
The post-Pokhran US sanctions are getting redundant with increasing Indo-US bonhomie
Phoren No More?
Sonia Gandhi's origin was the most controversial issue before the statute review panel. Has it petered out now?
Prime South: Tidings From The Southern States
Boating for beginners on Hussainsagar lake; open Alankrita for some Andhra heritage and the 'saint' who did India proud...
Edge Of Town
The ubiquitous free market with its promise of the modern and its emphasis on a brutal productivity ethic has only reinforced traditional structures of exploitation. India's untouchables—there are many kinds of them—stay out of sight.
"Sena Must Have Some Inside Info"
NCP leader and Bal Thackeray-baiter Sharad Pawar is in accord with the Shiv Sena supremo for once, backing the latter's demand for a probe into the PMO's alleged links in the UTI scam. Pawar spoke to Bhavdeep Kang. Excerpts:
The Lasso Loosens
The post-Pokhran US sanctions are getting redundant with increasing Indo-US bonhomie
Milkha Singh
The Flying Sikh on his refusal to accept the Arjuna award for "lifetime achievement"
Phoren No More?
Sonia Gandhi's origin was the most controversial issue before the statute review panel. Has it petered out now?
Eating Out
Leela Menon dines Adoor & Sunanda Gopalakrishnan
Prime South: Tidings From The Southern States
Boating for beginners on Hussainsagar lake; open Alankrita for some Andhra heritage and the 'saint' who did India proud...
Edge Of Town
The ubiquitous free market with its promise of the modern and its emphasis on a brutal productivity ethic has only reinforced traditional structures of exploitation. India's untouchables—there are many kinds of them—stay out of sight.
"Sena Must Have Some Inside Info"
NCP leader and Bal Thackeray-baiter Sharad Pawar is in accord with the Shiv Sena supremo for once, backing the latter's demand for a probe into the PMO's alleged links in the UTI scam. Pawar spoke to Bhavdeep Kang. Excerpts:
Rightsizing The Junta
Under pressure, the government plans to cut numbers in the army
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
The Balance Of Power
The General announces elections in a year, but also keeps himself firmly in the picture
Leaden Handshake
George and Nitish renew their tussle for power over Digvijay Singh's rail portfolio
Bio-Bucks: Marketing Life
Cloning may still be a distant reality, but in just a year since its encryption, the Genome is rewriting medical history
Final Take
Sir Vidia in India with <i>Half A Life</i>; welcome to district Kebabpur; Hegde turns platinum and <i>Shakalaka baby</i> reaches Kerala shores
Low In Standard & Poor In Estimation
Reform slowdown and bureaucracy emerge as major deterrents to investor confidence in India
"Even Botswana Gets More Foreign Investment Than Us"
Joydeep Mukherji, director, Standard & Poor's, minces no words in an e-mail interview with Arijit Barman on why he downgraded India's rating. Excerpts:
Weather: Gloomy
Grim prospects for all sectors, depressed business sentiment and poor employment potential: can it get any worse?
Eating Out
Nikhil Khanna dines Tarun Tahiliani
Downtown : The Delhi-Mumbai Gazette
When some worthy women went on the rampage; an IFW report card and Naghma does a new number...
Fatwa Terrors
Now militants decide what to wear and how to look, and prescribe a dress code to adhere to
Terror Shifts Headquarters
Militant activity strikes fear in the villagers' hearts as does the prospect of 'excesses' by an especially-empowered armed force
White Elephant On Distress Sale
Expert calculations vary on a fair exit price for the beleaguered US giant to wash its hands of the Dabhol Power Company
Edge Of Town
The ubiquitous free market with its promise of the modern and its emphasis on a brutal productivity ethic has only reinforced traditional structures of exploitation. India's untouchables—there are many kinds of them—stay out of sight... till calamity
Vikings, Anyone?
If disparity is what strikes you the most about India, the lack of it is perhaps the best part about Norwegian society.
Bull's Eye
In the Outlook issue on the stands on July 30, this column said: "The Indianpeople had overlooked this government's many weaknesses. They had expected ...
Bibliofile
Tharoor's <i>Riot</i>ous assembly of love and hate, advance issues and Arundhati' next book...
Borrowed Threads
Add some texture to your wardrobe of women's issues
Anatomy Of A Riot
Authentic accounts of what really happened in Lahore in 1947
A Million Shadows
The N-word, as seen by scientists, polemicists, idealists and realists
Pink Slip
The Rajasthan home minister's move to repatriate Bangla immigrants opens up a fresh can of worms
Ale And Arty
For Bangalore, it's happy hours again, as a host of new pubs restore its jaded spirits
