Frontline Vol. 16 :: No. 24
November 13 - 26, 1999
 India's National Magazine
from the publishers of THE HINDU
Highlights


Cover Story



The Bofors trial
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Interview: Arun Jaitley
Know Your Bofors
By N. Ram
The 'Q' connection
By Sudha Mahalingam

Disaster
Killer cyclone in Orissa
Reaching relief
The trail of misery
Scientific failures
A project-in-waiting

Politics
The BJP's dilemma

The States
U.P.: BJP in a dither
Revolt in the RJD
Kashmir: A fresh offensive
Blood and tears in Kannur

Election Analysis
Issues and the verdict
Perceptions of the world
Upsurge of the oppressed

Investigation
The case of Eric Soundranayagam
Claims and denials

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
Questions of clemency

World Affairs
Pakistan: Waiting for democracy
Souring relations
A crisis in Armenia
Sri Lanka: Electoral imponderables
Remembering Thondaman
Argentina: Victory for Centre-Left

Art
The Vollard collection

Technology
The advent of IKONOS
Microsoft, the monopolist

Events
The Pope in India
Notes on the fringe
An activist Pope
A manifestation of social reaction

Controversy
A Hindutva agenda

Projects
Surveying India

Nobel Prizes '99
Robert Mundell's economics

Reservations
The politics of reservations
Denial of rights

Trade Issues
Towards Seattle: The battle lines
Control through coercion
Winding down to Seattle

Policy Issues
On the President's address
TRAI: Tariff trouble

Special Feature: Maharashtra
Engines of growth
Investment: Leading the field
Growth unlimited
Surging ahead in IT

Columns
Jayati Ghosh: India and the world
Praful Bidwai: Not by high-tech alone

Also
Books
The English Language
Letters

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