Nov 8, 1999

COVER STORY
King Consumer
Spurred by liberalisation and competition, companies are constantly sinning out new ideas, assiduously wooing the buyer. They are not cutting prices but also introducing products that are getting better and better. The Indian consumer, with easy and quick access to these products, has never had it so good.

NATION
How Much Can He Do?
The Vajpayee administration has begun its second term on a note of promise and expectation. Here's how much will it deliver.

STATES
Uneasy to  Begin With
The hastily forged Congress-NCP pact faces a tough test as the Sena-BJP prepares to pounce at the first opportunity.

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH
JASWANT SINGH:
"They must move the bus back to Lahore"

NEIGHBOURS
Not Just Another Dictator?
In the honeymoon period, Musharraf poses as modern general committed to cleansing the country. But doubts persist over his ability to deliver.

SPECIAL SERIES
Faces of the Millennium
Many Indians have made a mark and are young enough to take their drive into the next millennium.

OTHER STORIES

LIVING
The Lost Gallants
Having triumphed on the battlefront like their fellow jawans in Kargil, soldiers of earlier conflicts and their families today struggle to live with dignity in the face of an apathetic government and an insensitive public.

PROFILE
Chennai Girl, Bombay Boy
A '90s couple representing the musical parabola from the classical to the pop.

SPORTS
Milkha's Way
With victories in Asia and a Top ranking in Europe, the golfer has shown he's worthy of his father's legacy.