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Ayodhya agenda
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
The post-demolition trail
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
The ghosts of Ayodhya
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Strains in the alliance
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Desperate in Uttar Pradesh
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Kalyan Singh
A defender of militancy
By A. G. Noorani
Jethmalani's legal opinion

The Bofors Scandal
A vital breakthrough

Nuclear Issues
CTBT: Changing tack
U.S. tokenism for CTBT

Politics
Congress(I): Groping for leads

Investigation
Charges against Ashok Aggarwal

Crime
The Mattoo case acquittal

The States
PWG on the rampage
Mahanta's predicament
Northeastern turbulence
Orissa: Relief and politics
A truce of sorts in Kannur

India & China
A review of relations

World Affairs
The return of Macao
A close race in Chile
Opening up the E.U.
An East African revival
Afghanistan's agony
Uganda's political challenge
Mixed signals from the LTTE

Livelihood Issues
Preying on Mumbai mill lands

Art
A Zionist show

Literature
A Malayalam short story

Reports
U.N. Survey on women

Institutions
Sankara Nethralaya's mission

Koyna Disaster
Dams and earthquakes

Trade Issues
The importance of Seattle

Excellence
Interview: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Public Health
An initiative in Tamil Nadu

Legislation
For the right to information

Education
Technical education worries

Cinema
A festival of documentaries
Children's Film Festival

Special Feature: NCL at 50
Successful chemistry
Interview: Dr. Paul Ratnasamy
A catalyst of chemical research

Year in Review
Frontline 1999

Columns
Praful Bidwai: A people's victory in Seattle
Jayati Ghosh: The curious case
of Cogentrix

Books
Globalisation and the agrarian economy
A passion for the wild
Cricket in Sri Lanka
The Army's mind

Also
The English Language
Letters
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