Vol. 16 :: No. 05
February 27 -
March 12, 1999

India's National Magazine
From the publishers of THE HINDU

Highlights Table of Contents


Cover Story

A dismissal backfires
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Editorial
Shadow-boxing over Bhandari
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Transition time
By Kalyan Chaudhuri
Questionable intent
By Aijaz Ahmad
Carnage in Narayanpur
By Kalyan Chaudhuri
A history of massacres
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Laloo Prasad Yadav
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
Interview: K.N. Govindacharya

India and Pakistan

The bus to Pakistan
Lahore and beyond
Lahore Declaration and nuclear issues
A not-so-smooth ride

Terrorism
Targeting U.S. consulates

The States
New Chief Minister for Orissa
A dangerous drift in Punjab
Election fever in Darjeeling
President's Rule in Goa

Diplomacy
Consensus eludes G-15 summit

World Affairs
Peace mission to Wanni
Iran: Time for introspection
The arrest of Ocalan
Nawaz Sharif vs the press
Censoring Jinnah
Clinton: An acquittal of sorts
The Colombian connection
Japan's burden of overemployment

Industry and Labour
Coimbatore's textile mills in crisis
Working together
Machinery industry in the doldrums

Music
A project for the arts

Media
Interview: Dr. Robin Jeffrey

Pursuits
Of cranks and the occasional genius

Commentary
A culture of cruelty
Roots of the religious Right

Focus: South-Eastern Railway
Projects on track

Human Development
New data on calorie intakes

Obituary
Gen. Krishnaswamy Sundarji

Politics
BJP placating allies
Jayalalitha cases: A move challenged
Privileged associate

Comment
Harvest of rage

Events
Rallying against communalism

Communalism
An ominous headcount
A farce at Dhindori

Controversy
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat speaks

Column
Praful Bidwai: On visa for Salman Rushdie

Books
South African introspection
Economic issues in perspective

Also
World in Brief
Letters
The English Language
Update

Archives

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