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 CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 23, 2002
COVER STORY: DEFENCE
When India came close to WAR

 


Last Christmas, fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force's No. 1 Tiger Squadron of Mirage-2000 H aircraft were not in celebratory mode. Moved a week earlier from home base Gwalior to the forward base Adampur near Jalandhar, the Tigers packed pistols, high-protein Swiss chocolates and a quarter-inch map of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). These would come in handy in case any of them was shot down behind enemy lines.

  
 
Vajpayee: Gujarat is the beginning of BJP's march.
Pota court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Yasin Malik
Judicial remand of Salem extended by 3 months.
BJP consolidates sweep in with Godhra win
Bush: American Indians' dedication ensures a brighter future for all.
Tinu Yohannan all set to play second test against NZ
LTTE gets licence to set up radio station in Kilinochchi
Modi: This is a victory for 5 crore self-respecting Gujaratis
Advani: Mandate for BJP is a lesson for the country
Modi wins Maninagar seat by more than 75,000 votes
 
Despite all efforts by India, the US continues to ignore crossborder terrorism by Pakistan. What should India do to muster international opinion against Islamabad's misadventures?
 
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The pathetic condition of roads in Madhya Pradesh acts a severe bottleneck to its progress. India Today's Neeraj Mishra takes a drive to find out exactly how bad they are.
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THE NATION: PRIVATISATION STATES: KARNATAKA
Second Life Post Mortem
A surprise compromise brings disinvestement back to life. But the process remains hostage to several obstacles.
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka signal an end to their cold war which impeded the capture of the elusive outlaw.
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To The Editor

  Dual Morality
America lets down its natural ally by indulging the General.
     
 OTHER STORIES
NEIGHBOURS: BHUTAN     OBITUARY
A Royal Surrender     People's Advocate
The monarch of the Himalayan kingdom has created history by accepting a draft constitution that will end his absolute reign.
 		     A fortnight before the imposition of Emergency in 1975, Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala met his friend M.R. Pai.
CRIME: ANIS IBRAHIM     HEALTH: HEART CARE
Battle for The DON     Robosurgeon
Getting the don back to India means countering Dawood's influence in Dubai.
 		     Delhi-based Escrots Heart Institute and Re-search Centre brings highly sophisticated robotic heart surgery to India.
 
ENVIRONMENT: OLIVE RIDLEYS     LIVING: WOMEN AND SUICIDE
Saving the Turtle     Young Affluent and Depressed
Ecologists come up with simple measures to stop the massacre of 15,000 sea turtles every year in Orissa.
 		     Lack of strong emotional support makes young, successful women prime candidates for suicide.
 
THE ARTS: ALTERNATIVE MEDIA     SOCIETY AND TRENDS: WINE CULTURE
Wider Canvas     Grape Growth
Indian art gains a new vocabulary as an increasing number of artists dabbles in different media to startling effect.
     Foreign winemakers deluge the upper crust with a range of products. But will the market grow?
SPORTS: CRICKET WORLD CUP     OFFTRACK: DELHI
Stumped     Winds of Change
Off-the-field action hots up with the ICC taking legal action against companies participating in ambush marketing against the official sponsors of the World Cup.
     A voluntary organisation shows drug addicts a way out of the haze.
       
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"The Congress governments' record in tackling terrorism is much better. It was Indira Gandhi who taught Pakistan a lesson."
 SONIA GANDHI, Congress President

 
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