India's victory in the Natwest Series was born of the fearlessness of the young. It was the triumph of a
new generation of Indian cricketers which can win matches on its own when the old pros have an off
day. Modern cricket's visionary coach Bob Woolmer
is as excited about the new Indian team and in this issue writes exclusively for us about what shape the one-day game will take by the World Cup next year
and how the best teams should respond. The World
Cup will be the true test for the Indian team but for
the moment we can celebrate the coming of age of some fine cricketing talent.

 

... and bodies in the oven. Cool minds and supreme fitness will make one team world champs next year.

Last week's attack in Jammu may be a prelude to increased violence during the Amarnath Yatra and the run-up to the polls.
 

His cross-party ties may ensure Shekhawat gets more votes than the ruling National Democratic Alliance commands.

Vaghela's appointment as PCC chief forces the BJP to change its poll tactics. But the gain to the Congress might be marginal.

The new finance minister Jaswant Singh fuels the feel-good factor and middle class hopes of tax concessions.

The market regulator's credibility takes a knock after a tribunal overturns its rulings and hauls it up for poor investigations.

The brothers appoint a high-profile mediator Sharad Pawar to smoothen an imminent split in the group.

After years of dealing in a hush-hush manner, the two countries have finally set up a defence cooperation group.

It looks like milk, tastes like milk, is used
in ice cream—but is it milk?

Musharraf's plans to vest himself and the army with more powers draw flak.

Consensus eludes the bill to decriminalise politics as parties veto new curbs on candidates.

The delayed monsoon has raised the spectre of drought. But the Meteorological Department is hopeful.

New approaches to pain management assess, diagnose and treat it as a
separate entity in the life of patient.

Police are closing in on the Abu Salem gang as its grip on the Bollywood extortion empire slackens.

Since talking about sexual problems is a taboo for most people, helplines in Mumbai find a novel way to discuss the subject.

It's time for business—and a lot of pleasure—in the annual fashion extravaganza.

Backed by evolving audience tastes and the burgeoning multiplex boom, a clutch of actresses are defying the Bollywood age barrier to grab meaty offbeat roles written
especially for them.

L. Shankar & Gingger, Nandita Das, Zeenat Aman, Sachin Tendulkar & Sanjay Narang