Cover Story
Chariots of fear
by Dionne Bunsha
The political harvest
Godhra, the facts
Peddling hate, the local media
Women's initiative for peace
by Bela Bhatia

Politics
Advani's takeover
Interview:Arun Jaitley

Law Enforcement
Vaiko's arrest under POTA

Obituary
The legend of Dhirubhai Ambani
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Electoral Laws
Against disclosure norms

Jammu and Kashmir
The collapse of a Central initiative
RSS game plan

Science and Politics
Animals in research: What next?

The States
Punjab: Judges in the dock
Controversy over an award
Floods in Thane
A step towards peace in Nagaland
Manipur and AIDS
Bodoland Accord in tatters
A controversial eviction drive

India and Sri Lanka
Cautious optimism among Tamil refugees

World Affairs
An India-Sudan oil pact
Now, the African Union
U.S. bombing in Afghanistan village
Stasis in Arab society
Spreading U.S. military presence
by Rahul Bedi
International Criminal Court launched
by Usha Ramanathan

Essay
West Asia - The war that never ends
by Aijaz Ahmad

Places
Kachchatheevu, the nowhere land

Cinema
Interview: Anand Patwardhan

Cinema and History
A tale of two Bhagat Singhs
by Sudhanva Deshpande

Corporate Affairs
WorldCom collapse
Companies under a cloud
VSNL's worries
The Xerox scandal

Environment
For climate justice
by C.E. Karunakaran

Reports
On least developed countries

Litigation
A restraint on talaq

Focus: MTNL-Delhi
Ringing in a revolution
by B.S. Padmanabhan

Mental Health
Beyond Erwadi, a bleak scene

Reappraisal
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as economist
by Venkatesh Athreya
The real Savarkar
by Ra. Ravishankar

Sport
A new era in tennis
by Naresh Kumar

The Presidency
A new President
The BJP's choice
P.C. Alexander's exit

Music
The Bade Ghulam Ali Khan legacy

Media
Market, morals and the media
by Prabhat Patnaik

Column
K. Natwar Singh: The Lutyens' story
Praful Bidwai: The mailed fist
R.K. Raghavan: A celebrity and the police
Jayati Ghosh: Danger signals
Harsh Mander: Of the disabled

Books
In defence of development economics
review by C.T. Kurien
A community in flux
review by Anand Parthasarathy
A fraught relationship
review by Sukumar Muralidharan