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Announces the plan of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to bring in electronic system in the Indian stock market for stock trading purpose. Opinion of SEBI on the plan; Related views of brokers.

Focuses on the environmental and political effects of nuclear weapons testing in South Asia. Lingering hostilities between Pakistan and India that have prompted the tests; Aesthetic beauty of Kashmir, India; The 50 year-old territorial dispute; Warnings of Ahmed Shah Geelani, an Islamic political leader in Srinagar, India; Comparison of the military strengths of both nations. INSET: Kashmir's troubled history.

Focuses on a summit between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf which will focus on controlling terrorism, redefining borders, and building confidence between the nations. View that because of vested interests in conflict in the Jammu and Kashmir state, it will be difficult to bring peace; Questions of the integrity of business interests in the region.

Reports on the violence targeted at the Kashmir police by the Indian armed forces and Islamic militants in the dispute over the ownership of Kashmir.

Profiles Indian children's author Ruskin Bond. Views that he is the pioneer of modern children's literature in India; How his stories are always about discovery; Views on children's literature in India.

Reports on the popularity and importance of the English language in India.

Focuses on the Papal visit to India and the reactions of the residents.

Reports on the damage done to India's east coast by a cyclone which struck the Bay of Bengal.

Takes a look at amateur scientists in India who are attempting to dispel superstition and make science more accessible to the people.

Focuses on the continuing conflict between Pakistan and India in Kashmir, the increasing boldness of Pakistani militants, and the political implications for both countries, as of late September, 1999.

Discusses the 1999 elections in India, especially the prime ministerial election and the two main candidates, Sonia Gandia and Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Relates the author's experience riding an elephant in Jaipur, India. The lurching motion of the elephant; How the author felt.

Recounts the author's trip to Daulatabad Fort in India. Author's meeting with an Indian family; Conversation with the patriarch of the family.

Presents information on India's chief election commissioner, T. N. Seshan, and his task of overseeing national elections. Amount of voters, and candidates in India; What the elections are effected by; Comments from Seshan.

Presents news briefs from around the world, as reported on December 7, 1995. Discovery of tomb of a pharaoh's minister in Egypt; Emergence of cobra on the street of New Delhi; Report on the purity of New York City's air and waterways; More.