Cover Story

Delhi's dilemma
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The fight for survival
by T.K.Rajalakshmi
Interview: Sheila Dixit
Judicial intervention
by V.Venkatesan
The lethal zones
by R.Ramachandran
Interview: M.C.Mehta
A state of siege
by K.T.Ravindran

Spotlight
The hunt for Veerappan

Jammu and Kashmir
Seizing the initiative
U.S.role in evidence
National Conference woes

Party Affairs
The CPI's special plenum
Paswan's party

Ayodhya
Liberhan Commission at work

Movements
The World March of Women
by Mythily Sivaraman

Environment
Hard bargain at COP6

Neighbours
Making friends with Myanmar

World Affairs
Chretien's hat-trick
Sri Lanka: A mixed message
KEDO questions
by Glyn Ford
Fujimori's exit
Clinton in Vietnam

Historical Analysis

Temple desecration in pre-modern India
(in pdf format)
by Richard M. Eaton

Science
N. Chandra Wickramasinghe on panspermia
ISRO's balloon experiment

Patent Issues
Fighting the Basmati patent

Controversy
The removal of R.S. Paroda

Interview
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, AEC Chairman

Education
A biased agenda

Gender Issues
Women as panchayat heads

Debate
Matters of marriage and divorce

Development Aid
Interview: Fawzi Hamad Al Sultan

Investigation
Match-fixing: Another indictment

Analysis
Kashmir: From ceasefire to dialogue by A.G. Noorani

The Judiciary
Of the Chief Justice's age
by Prashant Bhushan

Medicine
A remarkable turnaround

Government
Disinvestment apace

Democracy
The grand American circus

Focus: Santiniketan
One with nature: by Sanjoy

Column
C.P. Chandrashekar: A deceptive buoyancy
Praful Bidwai: In quest of academic prestige
Jayati Ghosh: Pollution and the rights of citizens

Books
At issue with modern history
review by Samiksha Sehrawat
Questions about the Aryan identity
review by Sukumar Muralidharan
Order and disorder
review by A.G. Noorani
A political novel and a morality tale
review by Susan Ram