28 The BJP in a Bind A series of back-to-back setbacks—from Lalitgate to Vyapam—turn the seas choppy for the ruling party 16 UCIL Nepotism Rules 20 INTERVIEW Amarjit Singh Dulat 22 COLUMN Prem Shankar Jha B U S I N E SS 40 Communication Breakdown A freeze between secretaries in the finance ministry is making smooth functioning