Cover Story

Fear of freedom
Interview: Justice J.S. Verma
A Bill and its meaning
Just let the press be
Interview: Rajdeep Sardesai
Target of intolerance
Censoring the Net

Politics
Presidential election: Congress' dilemma

India & The U.S.
Hillary Clinton's agenda

Corruption
Bangaru Laxman's conviction

Defence
Interview: Avinash Chander, DRDO

Wildlife

Many moods of the macaque

Essay
Jinnah's concept of Pakistan

Interview
Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese stem cell researcher

Social Issues
Age of Consent Bill: Blind to realities
Divorce laws: For a fair deal
Uttar Pradesh: Land and caste

Industry
NTC: Modern by design
Interview: K. Ramachandran Pillai, Chairman

Finance
MFIs: Capping growth

Literature

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: Asia in my life

Column

C.P. Chandrasekhar: Austerity backlash
Bhaskar Ghose: Narrowing identities
R.K. Raghavan: Tepid on terror
Praful Bidwai: Initiative on Iran?
Jayati Ghosh: And pension for all

Books
Revisiting Tagore
review article by William Radice
Lenin's argument
review article by C.T. Kurien
Unmasking America
review article by Shelley Walia
A lost cause?
review article by A.G. Noorani

Update
Kazmi's ordeal