Archives of Contemporary India

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Mainstream Journal VOL XXXVII No.17
Journal
17 April 1999
Editorial: Symbol of Resurgent India, Commentary: Anti-Democratic, Bombing of Yugoslavia: Challenges to India's Foreign Policy by M.S. Rajan, Nemstov, NATO and Future of Indian Nation by Arun Ghosh, In the Wake of NATO's Barbarism and US Pressure by Muchkund Dubey, Balkan Crisis: Washington's Credibility on the Firing Line by Siddharth Varadarajan, Cultural Politics in Hindu Society and Identity Crisis among Educated Dalits by TIL Kumar, Musings: The Walrus Said... by Parvatri, Conversions: A Case Study by Satyapal Dang, American Strategy in the Caucasus and Central Asia by Batuk Vora, Women's World: Gender Equality in the Third Millennium by Krishna Ahooja Patel, Jyoti Basu's Bombshell, Trying Times for the Nation by Rajesh Mehta, Communication: Beyond the Mood of Nostalgia, Blue Pencil: Coverage of Government Crisis by G.S. Bhargava
Yugoslavia; Gender Equality; Cultural Politics; Dalits; NATO
English
36 pp.
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Mainstream Journal VOL XXXVII No.18
Journal
24 April 1999
Editorial: National Government amidst Ominous Portents by S.C., Letter from Moscow: Russia and Balkan Conflict by Fred Weir, Parliament, the President and Media by Arun Ghosh, Electoral Reforms: Need for a Second Look at the 'First-past-the-post ' System by Sandeep Shastri, Narendra Devas Legacy: Socialists and Indian Freedom by Anil Nauriya, Document: Violence in the Dangs district in South Gujarat, Book Review: Brutal Account of a Revolting Phenomenon by Percy Fernandez, From N.C.'S Writings: Future of Coalition Politics, Tribute: World's Filter on Burma by Malavika Karlekar, Enforcement of Child Labour Laws by Z.M. Shahid Siddiqi, Communication: Wrong Assessment of Bihar Situation, Blue Pencil: Speculation passing off as News by G.S. Bhargava, In Defence of Burmese Democracy by E. Deendayalan, Malavika Karlekar, Philip Jadhav, Sumit Chakravartty
Parliament; Narendra Deva; Russia; Balkan; Electoral Reforms
English
36 pp.
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Mainstream Journal VOL XXXVII No.19
Journal
1 May 1999
Editorial: Opposition's Dismal Failure by S.C., Crisis in Yugoslavia: Failure of NAM and the Non-Aligned by M.S. Rajan, Dangerous Portents by Rajinder Sachar, Musings: Everyone is a Loser in this Political Battle by Avijit Pathak, India's Agni-Pariksha? by Gursharan Dhanjal, Pakistan's Missile Capabilities: Logic Significance and Variants by Ashutosh Misra, District Primary Education Programme in Kerala by N.A. Karim, Trade Union Movement: Then and Now by N. Sundaramurthy, Dalit Politics in India: Bahujan Samaj Party Breaking Ground in Uttar Pradesh by Pradeep Kumar, Blue Pencil: Bombing Yugoslavia and Demonising Serbs by G.S. Bhargava, From N.C.'S Writings: Towards a National Government, Impressions: Scripting Political Narrative, Jayalalitha Style by Percy Fernandez
NAM; Non-Aligned; Political; Pariksha; Pakistan; Primary Education; Trade Union
English
36 pp.
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Mainstream Journal VOL XXXVII No.20
Journal
8 May 1999
Editorial: Jettisoning Hindutva? by S.C., Document: President and Political Crisis at the Centre, Statement on NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia, Musings: Real Coalition based on Pluralism by Kuldip Nayar, Sri Lanka: The Devolution Debate by Partha S. Ghosh, Hacking Yugoslavia: Imperium on the March by A Correspondent, Dalit Politics in India: Bahujan Samaj Party Breaking Ground in Uttar Pradesh -II by Pradeep Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party: Ideological and Political Antecedents by Rizwan Qaiser, Book Review: Indepth Study of Globalisation of Finance by Surendra Mohan, From N.C.'S Writings: The River of History, Blue Pencil: Dragging President in the Murky Political Game by G.S. Bhargava, Impressions: We Should Lower Our Heads in Shame by K. Saradamoni
BJP; Political Crisis; NATO; Yugosalvia; Globalisation
English
36 pp.
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Mainstream Journal VOL XXXVII No.21
Journal
15 May 1999
Editorial: NATO in a Bind, One Year after Pokhran-II by C. Uday Bhaskar, Renewed Assault on Pakistani Journalists by Analyst, Birth of Khalsa: Tercentenary Celebrations in Retrospect by Satyapal Dang, Sino-Indian Ties: Time for Political Initiatives by Swaran Singh, Caretaker Governments cannot play to Electoral Galleries by Rajeev Dhavan, Anniversary of Belfast Agreement and its Possible relevance for Kashmir by Balraj Puri, A Nepal Diary by Manoranjan Mohanty, Marxism and the Millennium by Dayan Jayatilleka, Federal Breakdown: Epicentre of Kosovo Crisis by Arshi Khan, Blue Pencil: 'Woman Power' among Journalists by G.S. Bhargava, From N.C.'S Writings: Meaning of 'Instability', Communication: Macaulay's Education: View from North-East
NATO; Khalsa; Kashmir; Sino-Indian; Federal
English
36 pp.
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