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31-10-1997
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WEAKENING WELFARE
A successful system under threat
Redefining the poor
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22-08-1997
Political India over fifty years
About This Special Issue
False promises
Companion of fifty years
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09-01-1998
The task of elections
Against the odds
Difficult choices
Law and practice
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26-12-1997
Elections and political evolution
Letters to the Editor
The law and the lacunae
The Jehanabad carnage
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12-12-1997
The politics of blackmail
Tragi-comedy
Anatomy of a witch-hunt
BJP and its options
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28-11-1997
A gentle musician
In pursuit of power
'My stand has been vindicated'
Public service broadcasting?
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14-11-1997
Expenditure controversies
A new declaration of war
A rough passage to India
Africa Diary
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17-10-1997
Dealing with Pakistan
Impressive foreign policy foray
'No problems in the coalition'
What they discussed
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03-10-1997
The battle rages on
A life of selfless caring
In the service of the poor
An enduring legacy
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19-09-1997
Celebrating Independence with mixed feelings
The Diana tragedy
Rekindling the pain
Finding an expression of its own
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05-09-1997
'This talk is completely baseless'
Kashmir's hawala scand
'Who is the Government of India to ask us questions?'
What the Intelligence Bureau knew
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08-08-1997
Dalits Fight Back (08-08-1997)
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25-07-1997
The U.F. Government's Final Phase (25-07-1997)
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11-07-1997
India's Next President (11-07-1997)
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27-06-1997
Not by Consensus (27-06-1997)
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13-06-1997
CBI's Declaration of Independence (13-06-1997)
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30-05-1997
Prosecuting Laloo (30-05-1997)
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16-05-1997
The Making of the Prime Minister: I.K. Gujral (16-05-1997)
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02-05-1997
Operation Avert Elections (02-05-1997)
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18-04-1997
Kesri's Wild Gamble (18-04-1997)
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04-04-1997
Foreign Policy under PM I.K. Gujral (04-04-1997)
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21-03-1997
Budget '97 (21-03-1997)
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07-03-1997
Pakistan: Complexities of Change (07-03-1997)
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21-02-1997
Bofors Booms Back (21-02-1997)
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07-02-1997
BJP: Not a Happy Year (07-02-1997)
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24-01-1997
Kesri has his Way (24-01-1997)
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10-01-1997
Exit in Disgrace (10-01-1997)
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