Cover Story

After the release of Rajkumar
by Ravi Sharma
T.S. Subramanian
The political links
by T.S. Subramanian
And now, the hunt
by Ravi Sharma
T.S. Subramanian
The eternal Kannada icon
by Anupama Katakam

Spotlight
U.S.: The wait for the President

Jammu & Kashmir
Another ceasefire
Massacres and mysteries
A dubious document

Movements
A wave of Narmada dam protests

Party Affairs
Sonia Gandhi's victory

Politics
Vajpayee under pressure

The States

The day of Jharkhand
Shaky start in Uttaranchal
Interview: Surjit Singh Barnala
Interview: Nityanand Swami
Worries in Uttar Pradesh
A murder in Mumbai
Mullaperiyar controversy
The Reangs' plight

World Affairs
North Korean realities
by Glyn Ford
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation
Sri Lanka: A peace trap?
The impeachment of Estrada
Betrayed redemption in Chile
by Vijay Prashad
A year under Musharraf
The shadow of the Taliban
Japan: A Prime Minister in limbo
China diary
by G.P. Deshpande
The West Asian reality
Bosnia's verdict
by R. Kannan

Literature
Booker Prize for Atwood

Health Issues
Caution on two contraceptives

Policy Issues
Thrust on biotechnology in Tamil Nadu

Armed Forces
IAF: Flying returns

Nuclear Issues
A deal with Russia
A platform for peace
Interview: Rebecca Johnson
Interview: Jeremy Corbyn

Broadcasting
DTH and some issues

Federal Finance
Interview: Prof. I.S. Gulati

Obituary
C. Subramaniam

Events
James Wolfensohn in India
Funding the power sector
An alternative comfort mechanism

Special Feature: AIDS
Dealing with HIV and AIDS
An effective movement
The virus and its kill

Column
Jayati Ghosh: The churning of the chaebol
C.P. Chandrasekhar: The model of a 'service economy'

Books
The 1971 watershed
review by A.G. Noorani
Beyond the market euphoria
review by V.Sridhar
A policy framework for northeastern India
review by Kevileno Angami
Charting terrain in an internal landscape
review by Michiko Kakutani