Frontline Vol. 21 :: No. 08
April 10 - 23, 2004

India's National Magazine
from the publishers of THE HINDU

Highlights

Cover Story

The new power centres:
by Zoya Hasan
U.P.: Growth beyond a caste base
by Purnima S. Tripathi
Akalis, interrupted
by Praveen Swami
Parochial projects in Maharashtra
by Anupama Katakam
A.P.: Regionalism and sub-regionalism
by K. Venkateshwarlu
Dravidian power
by S. Viswanathan
A history of agitational politics
Janata parivar's home base
by Parvathi Menon
RJD's winning combination
by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Biju Patnaik's legacy
by Prafulla Das
A Janata Dal offshoot
Trinamul Congress, victim of whims
by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Northeastern challenges
by M.S. Prabhakara
From agitation to governance
The neo-liberal consensus
by V. Sridhar

Elections 2004
BJP's unfounded optimism
Interview: Arun Jaitley
Congress(I): Dogged determination
Enter, Rahul Gandhi

Diplomacy
U.S. gift for Pakistan
Doublespeak on terror
Renting a state?

Communalism
The writ of the Right
Quake fund for communal projects

Economic Perspectives
Governance at IMF:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

World Affairs
Yassin's assassination
The rise of Hamas
A cartoonist and a spy
Remembering Rachel Corrie
Challenging a verdict in Taiwan
A victory in Malaysia
U.S., an empire in denial:
by Vijay Prashad
The battle for Colombia:
by Justin Podur

Livelihood Issues
Bamboo and a bitter struggle
A wonder grass
Rediscovering 'green gold'
Decline of a livelihood system

Environment
Forest rights and wrongs:
by Ashish Kothari

History
Iraq's revolt in 1920:
by A.G. Noorani

Focus: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Wheels of progress
Indigenous and innovative
Interview:Surinder Jain, general manager, CLW

Focus:BSNL
Leading a revolution:
by R.C. Rajamani
Interview:Vijayendra Prasad Sinha, Chairman, BSNL

Special Feature:Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

Setting standards
Interview: S.K. Agrawal, Project Director, KKNPP
At home in Kudankulam
Passion for safety
Interview:S.K. Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, NPCIL
A welcome project
Keeping watch on radiation

Sri Lanka

A victory and after

Cricket
Sehwag sensation

Column
Jayati Ghosh: Africa's bloody diamond trade
K. Natwar Singh: Not a 'natural ally'
Bhaskar Ghose: Managing decisions?.
R.K. Raghavan: Lessons from the U.K.
Praful Bidwai: 'Vision' and vitriol

Books
The Supreme Court and labour
by A.G. Noorani
The President's nemesis
by John Kampfner

Also
The English Language
Letters


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