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Growing unease in the BJP
By Sukumar Muralidharan
A violent turn in the third phase
By V. Venkatesan
Changing scene in U.P.
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Political paradoxes
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Salman Khurshid
Interview: Rajnath Singh
Mood for change
By Rasheeda Bhagat
Amethi's pride
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
The battle in Lucknow
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Failed alliances
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Elections '99
On the campaign trail: round-up from States

Election Commission

Polls and opinions
Editorial

Nuclear Testing
CTBT contretemps
Pakistan's compulsions

The States
Agra's dilemma
Tamil Nadu: Targeting Dalit voters

Telecom Policy
Making the caller pay

India and the U.S.
Report on religious freedom

World Affairs
APEC summit
Amnesty's plea to the LTTE
A relentless campaign
Sri Lanka: A no-win situation
Carnage in eastern Sri Lanka
An Islamist agenda for Dagestan
Congo: A simmering civil war
Guatemala: Delayed peace
East Timor: A slow march to freedom
The Kashmir non-context
The role of the West

Flood Management
The Kosi untamed
A transplanted village
The curse of the Kosi

Mountaineering
George Mallory: Remains of the day

Debate
Development and deprivation

Excellence
Remembering Vikram Sarabhai

Nuclear Issues
Nuclear power and safety
Questions, and some answers

Controversy
Of research and animal rights

Cinema
From the Kaurismaki brothers

The Judiciary
Courts and contempt powers

Media
National Readership Survey '99

Technology
To beat the Y2K bug
The levels of preparedness

Environment
Coping with pollution in North Arcot district

The Armed Forces
Pointing fingers

India and Pakistan
Tetchy exchanges

Columns
A.G. Noorani: A discredited Home Minister
Praful Bidwai: The Sangh School of Falsification
Jayati Ghosh: Women in Indian politics

Books
Of real security

Also
Letters
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