ASIA
JAPAN: Down on Their Knees
Green Cross apologizes for selling HIV-tainted blood products
EUROPE
BOSNIA: Leaving the Ghost Towns
As Muslims and Croats take control of Sarajevo, the Serbs flee
SPECIAL REPORT
COVER: India Grapples with Modern Times
A civilization that is perhaps the most inclusive in the world, remarkably absorbent of outside influences while remaining unmistakably itself, is undergoing changes that offer high promise and high anxiety
Democracy: Still showing signs of grass-roots vitality
Economy: Reforms pay off in growth, jobs and investment
Society: A divided country faces mobility and mixing
Sexual Revolution: The new frankness is unsettling to many
Environment: Bad problems for Mother Earth
Profiles: A culture in transition offers a rich array of talent
Essay: Rahul Jacob on the Diaspora
MIDDLE EAST
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Political Symbolism
The solidarity summit was fine, but its impact was marginal
LATIN AMERICA
ARGENTINA: Balancing the Books with Clout
Seizing new powers, President Menem combats a fiscal crisis
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
SPORT: The Next Ice Age Is Here
With millions of fans in dozens of countries, skating takes off
THE ARTS
BOOKS: In Savages, an Amazonian tribe fights for its land
TO OUR READERS
LETTERS
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
SIGHTINGS
PEOPLE
COVER: 11th century bronze sculpture of Nataraja, National Museum, Madras. Photograph from Giraudon--Art Resource, NY
Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.
EUROPE
COVER: Moments of Terror and Evil
In what is perhaps the worst nightmare any school, or indeed any town or any country could experience, a gunman opens fire on schoolchildren in a Scottish gymnasium. Now, the struggle to come to terms with the day of carnage begins
COPING: Helping Young Survivors Cope
BOSNIA: Leaving the Ghost Towns
As Muslims and Croats take control of Sarajevo, the Serbs flee
ASIA
JAPAN: Down on Their Knees
Green Cross apologizes for selling HIV-tainted blood products
MIDDLE EAST
DIPLOMACY: United Against Terrorism
A host of leaders comes to Egypt to back peace
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Political Symbolism
The solidarity summit was fine, but its impact was marginal
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
SPORT: The Next Ice Age Is Here
With millions of fans in dozens of countries, skating takes off
THE ARTS
BOOKS: In Savages, an Amazonian tribe fights for its land
MUSIC: A Greek composer who creates an almost mythic sound
TRAVELER'S ADVISORY
LETTERS
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
SIGHTINGS
PEOPLE
APPRECIATION:Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1941-1996
COVER: Photograph from Newsflash
Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.
