Cover Story

Lessons from Seattle
By C.P. Chandrasekhar
The confrontation
By Sridhar Krishnaswami
Uncertainties ahead
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Tussles over trade
By Rajesh Venugopal
A high-stakes agenda
By Sridhar Krishnaswami
Big business at work
By V. Sridhar
Interview: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Government
A rush of Bills
A large contingent

Controversy
Prasar Bharati: Axe on autonomy
More trouble at IGNCA

The States
Towards elections in U.P.
Interview: Kalyan Singh
Rajiv killers and sympathy factors
Kodiyankulam: A contentious report
Interview: V. Vaikunth
Political storm in Orissa
Relief to the victims
Uncertain game plan in Kashmir
Cyberspace ravings
A financial crunch
Another carnage in Bihar
Goa's merry-go-round Ministries
Madhya Pradesh manoeuvres
Interview: Digvijay Singh
A stand-off in Mavoor
Tripura: Militancy unchecked
A paradox in Maharashtra
Punjab's Dalits: down and out

Women and Society
An experiment in empowerment

Reports
World Development Report

Information Technology
Red tape in the time of IT

Institutions
A century of service, in Vellore
A missionary, after all

Campaigns
Greenpeace in India

Obituary

M.N. Srinivas, 1916-1999
The self as institution
Excerpts from My Dateless Diary

World Affairs
Rumblings of a revolution in Iran
A message in Malaysia
Sri Lankan presidential race
LTTE and a wooing game
Caucasian cauldron
OSCE summit in Istanbul

Columns
Praful Bidwai: Prejudice as 'education'
Jayati Ghosh: Singing the euro blues

Books
The Harry Potter magic
Demystifying U.S. foreign policy
A comprehensive documentation
The bomb as teacher