Cover Story

Budgeting for reforms
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Games on the market
by Sanjiv Shankaran
Editorial
A paradox of a deal:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar
Poverty of theory:
by Prabhat Patnaik
On Economic Survey 2000-2001:
by Abhijit Sen
The rush to disinvest
by Sukumar Muralidharan

Battle over Balco
by V. Sridhar
Interview: Ajit Jogi
The aluminium scene
Sterlite's record
EAC's recommendations:
by Venkatesh Athreya
Magical realism and the economy:
by Vijay Prashad
The Railway budget
by Sukumar Muralidharan

The Judiciary
The Supreme Court and
a contempt notice

The States
Rajnath Singh's strategy
New synergies in West Bengal
Hampi: A tale of two bridges
BGML closure and some questions
Mystery disease in Siliguri
A protest in Kodaikanal:
by Nityanand Jayaram

World Affairs
Bush's priorities
NMD, a dangerous gambit
LTTE ban and the peace process
Voilence in Kalimantan
Towards a united Europe:
by Glyn Ford
Upheaval in Turkey:
by Biswajit Choudhury
Unrest in Ukraine
Disquiet in Pakistan's Northern Areas:
by Sadaqat Jan
Taliban's targets
Desperate migration
Africa's burden of history
Fiji: A dawn in doubt

Museums
Two French projects and some questions

Medicine
On liver diseases: Interview with Dr. John Terblanche

The Economy
Black money and failed schemes:
by Era Sezhiyan

Space
The GSLV quest

Nuclear Power
Interview: S.B. Bhoje

Health Issues
New light on diabetes
The Asian situation
Interview: Dr. C.B. Sanjeevi

Comment
Power and a paradigm crisis:
by Walden Bello

Interview
Indrajit Gupta

Analysis
A reprimand in the Babri Masjid case
by A.G. Noorani

Obituary
A.N. Sivaraman, 1904-2001

Cricket
A plan for the future

Disaster
Earthquake: Rehabilitation challenges
Disastrous building:
by Jagan Shah
Interview: Dr. Brenda Gael Mcsweeney

Development
A 'Labour Bank' in Kerala

Politics
Alliances in Tamil Nadu

Drought
Rajasthan's thirst
An oppressed lot

Column
Praful Bidwai: For a 'property-owning' democracy
Jayati Ghosh: World Bank's whirling dervishes

Books
The role of the European Union
review by A.G. Noorani
Pluralities of propaganda and information
review by Biswamoy Pati
Challenging globalisation
review by John Harriss