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General Mischief It's Crunch Time
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Time Traveller The Best, the worst & the rest Kamal's Trademark One Hundred Days Of Discord Headmaster Of The House Close Encounter A Good Oommen Big Gets Beautiful Great Haul Of China Fast Trot To Oblivion Marriage On Hold The Warrior of Baghdad Fragile Fusion Spice Odyssey Double Click

CURRENT ISSUE SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

COVER STORY: PAKISTAN

General Mischief

Pakistan reneges on its promise to end support to cross-border terrorism resulting in a dangerous revival of infiltration and militancy in the Valley that threatens to derail the peace process.


	US Open - Paes-Martina in mixed doubles semis

	Janamashtami being celebrated across nation

	Malaysia - Ex-DPM Ibrahim's case review likely

	Bill Clinton recovering well after heart surgery

	Vijay Singh replaces Woods as number one golfer

	SEBI debars Harbinger Trading Co. for 6 months

	Airbus to launch new aircraft program by 2006

	Govt against ONCG's plans to enter fuel retailing

	Telecast - Star-ESPN challenges BCCI decision

	Defending champion Henin-Hardenne crashes out



COVER STORY: INDIA-PAKISTAN
It's Crunch Time
Despite initial successes, there is now a threat that the future of the India-Pakistan peace process will be hostage to Islamabad's unifocal approach to Jammu and Kashmir



EDITORIAL			LETTERS
From The Editor In Chief			To The Editor


OTHER STORIES

COVER STORY: INDIA PAKISTAN			OFFTRACK: BANGALORE
It's Crunch Time			Time Traveller
Despite initial successes, there is now a threat that the future of the India-Pakistan peace process will be hostage to Islamabad's unifocal approach to Jammu and Kashmir			With the skill and precision of a surgeon, a doctor-collector restores Motilal Nehru's dream machine
MOOD OF THE NATION OPINION POLL			NATION: TRADE POLICY
The Best, the worst & the rest			Kamal's Trademark
An honest, clean and credible image has become more important than the record of economic performance as the key parameter in accounting for the popularity of chief ministers			With a self-proclaimed victory at the WTO and a rechristened Exim Policy, Kamal Nath is busy balancing politics with trade
NATION: UPA-NDA FACE-OFF			NATION: LOK SABHA SPEAKER
One Hundred Days Of Discord			Headmaster Of The House
Petty issues and cheap snubs. History misread and secularism dogmatised. The Congress' politics of confrontation energises a moribund BJP which badly needs some life-saving causes.			Somnath Chatterjee presides over an unruly Lok Sabha with iron-fisted discipline and high principle. The spartan comrade is determined to bring more transparency to the proceedings.
STATES: MAHARASHTRA			STATES: KERALA
Close Encounter			A Good Oommen
Precarious financial condition, the Savarkar controversy and BSP's rising fortunes have set the stage for a neck and neck fight in the assembly elections, whose reverberations will be felt in Delhi as well			Though the new chief minister enjoys immense goodwill, it will be quite a while before the UDF recovers from the pain of its self-inflicted wounds

BUSINESS & ECONOMY: CAR MARKET			ATHENS 2004: ASIAN TIGER
Big Gets Beautiful			Great Haul Of China
Price wars, easy finance, new variants and models, exchange offers and rising urban prosperity have fuelled an unprecedented growth in sales of mid-sized cars. Soon small cars won't rule Indian roads.			As China rises to the status of a sporting super power after the Athens Olympics, its sports programme offers clues and directions that should show India the way
ENVIRONMENT: SEAHORSES			SOCIETY & THE ARTS: RAJASTHAN TRIBAL FAMILIES
Fast Trot To Oblivion			Marriage On Hold
The confiscation of Rs 13.4 crore worth of seahorses in Chennai points to a racket thriving on this endangered species and turning the marine-rich Gulf of Mannar into an ecological wasteland			In some tribal areas of Rajasthan, couples live out of wedlock for several years. It has little to do with liberal thinking and everything to do with rigid customs that make weddings unaffordable.
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS			SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
The Warrior of Baghdad			Fragile Fusion
General Tommy Franks in his action-packed memoirs is less frank on Afghanistan and Pakistan			A standard exotic-historical tale set in the Raj, about an Indophile memsaab
SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS			SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA
Spice Odyssey			Double Click
A cross-cultural love story set in an Indian restaurant in London			Bollywood dares to name and portray Dawood Ibrahim. Has the Hindi film industry finally been liberated from the once-crippling fear of the underworld?

YOUR WEEK
Arts & Entertainment; Money

INDIASCOPE


It's All in the Family LOCOMOTIF: S. PRASANNARAJAN Image Control Drive

THE BUZZ OF THE WEEK
Lutyens' Delhi is abuzz with speculation about the proposed cabinet reshuffle. Top favourites for berths are Family loyalists like Satish Sharma and the obedient A.K. Antony.

EYECATCHERS
Wedding Gear; Musical Detour; Grand Referee; Item Ire

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