Frontline Vol. 16 :: No. 15
July 17 - 30, 1999
 India's National Magazine
from the publishers of THE HINDU
Highlights


Cover Story

The final assault, and the withdrawal
By Praveen Swami
Unknown heroes of Batalik
By Praveen Swami
Sensitive cargo
By Sudha Mahalingam
Editorial
A 'sell-out' and some hard-sell
By Amit Baruah
A firm American demand
By Sridhar Krishnaswami
The Joint Statement
Mediation by any other name
By Aijaz Ahmad
Political echoes
By V.Venkatesan
Election modalities
By V.Venkatesan
Another summer of killings in J&K
By Praveen Swami
The heroes of Kargil
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Interview: Lt.-Gen. A.S. Kalkat
By John Cherian
The conflict and beyond
By V.R.Raghavan
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Cover Story...continued
Of intelligence failures
By B.Raman
Diplomacy in question
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Spotlight on Siachen
By John Cherian

Jammu and Kashmir

Towards greater autonomy
A communal divide

The States
Ayodhya: Towards a charge-sheet
Congress(I)'s troubles in Meghalaya
Bal Thackeray and election law
Political pointers in Orissa
The gram sabha experience

World Affairs
Russia and the Balkans
Peace on the anvil in Congo
CIA's record in Chile
Death sentence for Ocalan
Students' struggle in Mexico
South Korea's economic recovery
European Parliament elections
LTTE's rapprochement move

Wildlife
To save the sanctuaries
A folly in Himachal Pradesh

Reports
'Crime in India 1997'

Art
Understanding Dashrath Patel

Education
The stasis in science education
DPEP, a Kerala experiment

Development
Literacy as social process

Controversy
IGNCA and disputed amendments
CAPART and a saffronisation drive
UGC chief's appointment on hold

Trade Issues
India-Sri Lanka: a hard bargain
Anxieties in Kerala

Banking
Indian Bank in deep trouble

Medicine
Smallpox, still a threat

Tennis
An Indian saga at Wimbledon

Column
Jayati Ghosh: Assessing
the world economy
Praful Bidwai: Misplaced triumphalism

Also
Books
The English Language
Letters
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