Welcome to India Today, August 31, 1998

` India Today
August 31, 1998

Life After Jayalalitha
Relations between the BJP and the AIADMK reach a point of no return even as Jayalalitha's allies are willing to lend support to the Government. A beleaguered Vajpayee now believes it's time for liberation from Amma's tantrums.

Price of a Push
The ED chief's removal has invited queries from the Supreme Court and triggered speculation on who pulled it off.

Confusion in the Ranks
A virtual power struggle breaks out in the Party after Jayalalitha's latest threat to the Vajpayee Government.

Better off Behind Bars
Unable to cope with their drug-addicted children, parents prefer to put them injail on flimsy charges.

Primed to Kill
With the Dalit Sena imparting weapons training to its women, there's a decline in crimes against them.

Stepping on the Gas
Strict vigil puts a curb on diversion of subsidised kerosene in Gujarat.

The Turnaround
Positive attitudes of political parties and trade unions work towards reviving the 'sick man of the south'.

Resurgence at a Price
Gains made by the BJP Government in its maiden offer may mean little if the funds are not prudently deployed.

Sikander Bakht interview
"I don't like boasting but am satisfied with way things are moving".

Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Mani Talk by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
FlipSide by Dilip Bobb

Bypassing the Ban
India might have to keep up with the scientific Joneses.

No Longer Outlaws
The cold war is coming to an end. Traditional domestic equations change as women begin to appreciate their newly self-confident daughter-in-law.

Security Tantrums
Desperate Facelift
Astute Politician
The Sonia Card

Fatal Fixation
To prove that Kashmiris yearn for liberation, Pakistan holds an international conference in "Azad" Kashmir and takes Associate Editor H Baweja on a tour of areas along the LoC shelled by the Indian Army.

Lost World
Explorers turn up a clutch of creatures lost for a century. The rediscoveries provide insights into mysteries old and new: from evolution to climate change.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
The Land of Promise
Rich in manpower and resources, West Bengal plans to go on a development and investment overdrive.

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