Cover Story

Big business and elections
by Sukumar Muralidharan &
Sudha Mahalingam
Interview: Rahul Bajaj
Chequered relations
by V.Venkatesan
Interview: Rajive Kaul
Interview: Gaurav Swarup
Interview: Sitaram Kesri
Friends of the BJP
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

The Kargil Conflict
Now, the cover-up
Other engagements
Massacres and cold facts

The Bofors Case
Towards a challenging stage

Politics
Janata Dal:The split and the wait
The fallout in Karnataka
Interview: H.D. Deve Gowda
Uncertain indicators in BJP
Questions of propriety
Congress(I)'s strategy

The States
The transition in Haryana
An 'alternative front' in Tamil Nadu
The trial phase
Coalition compulsions in Maharashtra
The challenges in Tripura
Assam: Elections and insurgents

Atomic Power
Kaiga on course
Safety first

World Affairs
The death of John F. Kennedy Jr.
A Korean standoff
Yugoslavia: War by other means
Stalemate in Northern Ireland
A trade-off in WTO
Sierra Leone: End of a war

Music
Interview with D.K. Pattammal
Understanding Tyagaraja

Nuclear Issues
Sanctions and Congressional moves
The domestic cost

Medicine
Triumph of the heart

Astronomy
A spectacle of the sun

Science
After the giant leap

Law Enforcement
Preserving public order

Obituary
Vimal Ranadive
Asok Mitra

Special Feature: Integral Coach Factory
On the fast track
Scientific materials management
A rich variety of coaches
Interview: A.K. Malhotra

Cinema
The making of Marana Simhasanam
On political pawns
From failure to success

Columns
A.G. Noorani: Kargil diplomacy
Praful Bidwai: The unending cost
Jayati Ghosh: The international culture trade