Vol. 15 :: No. 15 July. 18 - 31, 1998	India's National Magazine From the publishers of THE HINDU
Highlights	Table of Contents

Cover Story The waiting game Matters of style Interview: Sharad Pawar Interview: A.K. Antony Unclear responses Delicate balance West Bengal: Balance of power Tamil Nadu: New leader, old feuds Kerala: Ad hoc arrangement Maharashtra: On the defensive Nuclear Issues India-U.S: Out for a deal? Talking about sanctions Editor's Column Interview: K. Natwar Singh

The States For four new States A confrontation in the Terai Rebellion in the BJD Seeds of trouble Farooq Abdullah's unsuccessful strategy Militia members under fire Niyogi case: The fight goes on Tamil Nadu: A fragile peace Movements AIDWA meet in Bangalore World Affairs Iraq: Inspection and manipulation U.S. to Japan's rescue Hong Kong: A first anniversary Attack on Douglas Devananda Danger signals in Zimbabwe Clinton in China After the Beijing summit Social Tensions The Reang refugees Interview: Lal Thanhawla Reports Disasters and governance Review India through R.K. Laxman's cartoons Basel Convention Hazards unchecked Interview: Stirling Smith Nuclear Fallout Horrors of a nuclear war Atomic weapon blast zones Civil defence and quack nuclear science Ayodhya The 'Ram temple' drama

Publishing A vanishing art Science World AIDS conference Some signs of hope Defence Budgeting for security Tribute Charles Abeysekera Nikhil Chakravartty M. Athar Ali The Ashok Jain Case The arrest and after Opinion India-Pakistan relations Legislation Towards empowering women Mining A controversial prospect Sport Wimbledon: Class and character World Cup football: French fiesta Columns A.G. Noorani: Kashmir's history and politics C.P. Chandrasekhar: East Asia, a year after Jayati Ghosh: The return of Estrada Also World in Brief Books Letters The English Language Update

Correction: The photograph of Admiral V.S. Shekhawat (Retd.), former Chief of the Naval Staff, was wrongly published with the caption reading "Admiral L. Ramdas, former Chief of the Naval Staff," in the July 17, 1998 issue of Frontline, as part of the latter's article, "Pokhran-II and its fallout". The error by the editorial desk of Frontline is regretted. We tender our apologies to Admiral Shekhawat and Admiral Ramdas for any embarrassment caused.

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