Cover Story

The Laxman line
by V. Venkatesan
New office bearers:
Who is in, who is out
by V. Venkatesan
Interview: Bangaru Laxman
Homilies abroad
by Sukumar Muralidharan and
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
The Advani factor
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Vajpayee: Strengths and infirmities
by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Crime
Between the law and the outlaw
Gestures of goodwill
A mission on hold

Party Affairs
Congress(I): Sycophancy as policy
Jammu and Kashmir: A dangerous game
A wave of new recruits
Centre-Naga accord under strain
A new case against Jayalalitha
Kerala: The local bodies round
Punjab: Perils of competitive religiosity

Essay
India and the bomb:
by Amartya Sen
Ceasefire as smokescreen
by Aijaz Ahmad

Right to Information
Access denied
A Karnataka Bill and an ordinance
Aruna Roy's role

India and the U.S.
Sanctions and contradictions

Jammu and Kashmir
Article 370 - Law and politics:
by A.G. Noorani

PDS
A system in peril in Kerala
Interview: E. Chandrasekharan Nair

Spotlight
A brutal crackdown in Andhra Pradesh
Targeting women
Interview: B.V. Raghavalu

Tribute
Remembering Mother Teresa
by Navin Chawla

Controversy
And now the NGMA
by Suneet Chopra

Social Tension
Dalits in Tamil Nadu:
Hampering empowerment

Olympics 2000
Over to Sydney
India's hopes

Cricket
A progress report on Hansiegate

Special Feature: Ordnance Factory
Interview: D. Rajagopal, DGOF
The tank killer
The lethal explosives
Modern facilities to make optics
Century-old, but state-of-the-art

Columns
Praful Bidwai: The myth of BJP's 'moderation'
Jayati Ghosh: The art and science of fugue

Books
Whither economic reforms?
review by Bibek Debroy
Lessons from Japan:
review by Glyn Ford
A ponderous exercise:
review by Michiko Karutani