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CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 15, 2003
STATE POLLS | WOMEN POWER
The She Factor
The people's verdict is out in the assembly elections and INDIA TODAY looks beyond the wins and losses. What do the results portend for the bigger battle, the parliamentary elections of next year? Also, an insight into the new gender alignment in Indian politics as a sister-hood of women voters root for women leaders like Sheila Diksht and Uma Bharati.
Is the "secular" Mulayam inching towards the BJP? India Today's Subhash Mishra answers the question by analysing some of the chief minister's recent moves. CHANGING EQUATIONS
The BJP turns the tables on the Congress by focusing on local issues and balancing the caste equation.
Uma Bharati and her party used an unlikely but potent weapo, development, to checkmate Digvijay Singh who in vain tried to peddle the soft hindutva agenda.
STATE POLLS | DELHI
STATE POLLS | CHHATTISGARH
Metro Mater
A Stinging Revolt
From being a political lightweight to being the only winning congress chief minister, Sheila Dikshit has redefined Delhi politics.
More than the BJP winning it was a case of congress contriving to lose.
STATE POLLS | ESSAY
STATE POLLS | ESSAY
Democracy's Sirens
Battleplan 2004
Three women and one big idea: Think beyond Ram and Dynasty.
The BJP's smashing victory has energised the party for next year's lok sabha polls and reinforced Vajpayee's image as the only leader with a pan-Indian appeal.
The CAT scam becomes a political hot potato to handle for the CBI as the tussle between the IIMs and HRD Ministry intensifies.
The credibility of the Mumbai Police has hit rock-bottom. After the Telgi scam a former journalist has now filed an affidavit in the court alleging a police-underworld-Bollywood-politician nexus.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY: EMPLOYMENT
DEFENCE: ADMIRAL GORSHKOV
The Ticking Time Bomb
Carrying Clout
Being the fastest growin economy is not enough. With over 40 million jobless and more expected to join the ranks, rewriting the algorithm of growth alone can stop the impending explosion.
At Rs 3000 crore, the Russian aircraft carrier is the most expensive military platform purchased by India and is expected to give its navy strategic capability across the Indian Ocean region
ENVIRONMENT: ACTIVISM
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
11 Earth's
The Elusive Pandit
A few good men and women become islands of endeavour in an ocean of apathy as they fight to save the country's vanishing biodiversity.
Two more predictable biographies but the Nehru enigma still defies his Boswells
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
Mystic Summit
Malabar Shrug
Life becomes a philosophical thriller as an American pilgrim meets an Indian storyteller on the road to enlightenment.
Yet another Malayali suffers a bout of Kerala nostalgia and rambles.
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: POLO
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA
The Full Chukker
Still a Dream
As sponsors continue to be seduced by the 'royal aura' of the game, polo becomes more democratised on the field.
At 55, Hema Malini's flawless beauty is evocative of a life well lived as she artfully juggles film, family, politics and myriad other preoccupations.
OFFTRACK: GUJARAT
Waiting for a Happy Ending
People flock to a unique mausoleum expecting miracles—and claim their prayers are answered.
With the latest peace moves between India and Pakistan gathering momentum, sources say that official level talks could start as early as March, but there is no summit meet on the agenda just yet.
Indian chefs wean Britain away from chicken tikka masala to exotic regional cuisine even as they tickle the American palate by sevng mainstream dishes peppered with Indian spices.
CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 15, 2003
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Indian chefs wean Britain away from chicken tikka masala to exotic regional cuisine even as they tickle the American palate by sevng mainstream dishes peppered with Indian spices.