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CURRENT ISSUE DECEMBER 30, 2002

COVER STORY: GUJARAT

Modi Mania...
the Formula

The Gujarat election has thrown up a new model — ignore local issues, play up the emotive and focus on leadership. Will politics ever be the same again? With the BJP on a roll, its adversaries, still numbed by the shock of Gujarat, will have to come up with slogans that will match the saffron party's winning formula of pitting faith and dignity against insecurity and terrorism.


	Congress leader Sajjan Kumar acquitted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

	Omar Abdullah's resignation as Minister of State for External Affairs accepted.

	Prime Minister to inaugurate Delhi Metro Rail service.

	India takes up gurdwara maintenance issue with Pak.

	Hurriyat sets Pakistan visit pre-condition for talks

	Air India donates second Airbus to Afghanistan.

	Iran President Md. Khatami begins 3-day Pakistan visit.

	CIA: Saddam planned to use bioweapons in Gulf War.


	US to N. Korea: Don't restart 'frozen' nuke facilities.

	Key Kamtapuri Liberation Organisation man gives up.

Many athletes have switched states for the 32nd National Games. Should there be a ban on such migrations?


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COVER STORY: BJP			COVER STORY: CONGRESS

Young and Restless			Stopped in its Track
The Modi model has given the BJP a formula for the nine state polls in 2003. It has to meet the popular demand for new, aggressive, ideology-driven leaders.			The Gujarat victory that halted the winning spree of the Congress in the states has forced the paty to rethink its strategy for the coming elections.
COVER STORY: CHALLENGES			COVER STORY: CAMPAIGN

Burden of Success			How Gujarat was Won...
From delivering on Hindutva to getting rid of his "Muslim killer" image, there is much for Gujarat's pinup boy to contend with			BJP's game plan was Modi. The Congress blanked on logistics. In the end, instinct pre-vailed over strategy.



LETTERS			EDITORIAL
From The Editor In Chief To The Editor			More than Modi Gujarat 2002 repudiates the dead certainties of secularism.

OTHER STORIES


BUSINESS			SPORTS: NATIONAL GAMES
Cell Shock			Lakh Lustre
The much contested launch of Reliance India Mobile service promises to shake the industry, cut tariffs and test the Ambanis' ability to succeed against odds. Interview of Mukesh Ambani			Andhra Pradesh lures medal prospects from other states with the promise of rich cash awards to crown itself the national sporting powerhouse.
ECONOMY: NEW LEGISLATIONS			OFFTRACK: HOSHIARPUR, PUNJAB
The Bill Run			The Dollar Look
Parliament passes a record number of laws. That's great news for business.			NRIs change the face of their ancestral villages, not just their homes.
MUSIC: PANDIT JASRAJ			CINEMA: DEV ANAND
Timeless Voice			Love at 79
The maestro of Hindustani classical music celebrates 50 years of a singing odyssey.			His career spans five decades, but the eternal romantic has no intention of slowing down.
CINEMA: SUSPENSE FILMS			PROFILE: ASHOK KHOSLA
Thrilled to Hits			The Green Doer
A genre re-emerges as the Mumbai film industry hopes a deluge of chills and spills will deliver them from imminent disaster.			Recognition comes to India's prominent environmental enterpreneur whose refreshing, non-activist approach has made a difference at the grassroots.

NEWSNOTES


FIRST TAKE CONFESSIONAL DESPATCH SPOTLIGHT WORLDWATCH TABS ON TRIVIA

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I am technically a minister, but I don't feel like a minster. I don't think like a minister, but have to speak lika a minister." OMAR ABDULLAH, Union minister of state for external affairs

REGULARS

BOOKS Killing the Cliche			BOOKS Hideous Progeny

A riveting rebuttal of official secularism by a pathological dissident.			Kureishi's post mortem of eternal youth.

METRO TODAY


EYECATCHERS
Czech it Out, Catcher in the Rai, Play Acting , Match Point

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As clubbers fall in rhythm with the beats of electronic music, bands like Midival Punditz find takers worldwide.			Finally Moving Entertainment Travel In the News