Frontline Vol. 16 :: No. 25
November 27 - December 10, 1999

India's National Magazine
from the publishers of THE HINDU

Highlights


Cover Story

LTTE offensive
By D.B.S Jeyaraj
Caught in the crossfire
By V.S. Sambandan
The northern aggression
By V.S. Sambandan
A news black-out
By V.S. Sambandan
A close race
By V.S. Sambandan
Politics
Exit Kalyan Singh
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Ram Prakash Gupta
Interview: Rajnath Singh
Tussles ahead
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Legislation
A clutch of new bills

Party Affairs
Congress(I)'s cautious moves

The States
An act of desperation, not sati
The law, and the facts
Haryana: Community crimes
Punjab: Digging up the past
Kerala: Ex-Minister convicted
Prison riots in Chennai

Election Analysis
Bihar: Sharp polarisation
West Bengal: Limited losses for the Left
Gujarat: Clear lines of cleavage
Madhya Pradesh: Gains for the BJP
Rajasthan: Swing in Jat vote
Orissa: One-sided contest

World Affairs
A new style in Indonesia
West Asia: Elusive peace
A Green dilemma
Andreotti acquitted
Australia: A vote for monarchy
CHOGM's agenda
Crackdown in Pakistan

Crime
Pirates on the prowl

Disaster

Orissa: A ravaged region
A picture of devastation
A crippled economy
Paradeep's problems

Information Technology
Towards e-governance

Debate
The question of nuclear yield

Book Excerpts
Indefensible arms

Communalism
Christian population: fact and fiction

Labour Issues
Global double standards

Trade Issues
China into the WTO

Special Feature:Fighting AIDS
in Tamil Nadu

Focus on AIDS prevention
Strategies for prevention
Interview: Dr. P. Krishnamurthy
A pioneering service

Public Health
BCG vaccine: A child survival tool

PSUs
GAIL: Distress disinvestment
MTNL: Issues on hold

Art
A politician and a painter

Columns
Jayati Ghosh: Cyclones, power and
social responsibility
Praful Bidwai: Setback to `social engineering'?

Books
A comprehension of life
Brain drain vs brain gain

Also
The English Language
Letters


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