International anxiety over Delhi's state of preparedness for the Commonwealth Games next year has raised considerable heat. Most of the stadiums and venues are clearly woefully behind schedule, despite Suresh Kalmadi's glib defence and the Dilli sarkar's protestations to the contrary. Amid the recriminations in the media and elsewhere, Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Michael Fennell has urged direct intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to save the Games.

Ma'am, what's the game plan? Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit checks out the model of a stadium for the 2010 Commonwealth Games