Cover Story

Congress crisis in Kerala
by R. Krishnakumar
Interview: K. Karunakaran
Marad and its aftermath
Interview: Pinarayi Vijayan
Master tactician

Extremism

A jolt to Chandrababu Naidu
Naxalite resurgence

Crime
The Staines case verdict

Gujarat
Breeding ground of terrorism
Akshardham: Search for the truth
Omnibus FIRs: by Navaz Kotwal

Ayodhya
Whither Indian archaeology?:
by K.M. Shirmali

Nuclear Power
A prototype of promise

World Affairs
Cancun and the end of illusions
America's rising poverty
'Pongu Tamil' rally in Vavuniya
Nepal: On the warpath again
Koizumi's agenda
Militancy in Bangladesh
Hugo Chavez rides on
Cuba resisting a blockade
South Schleswig: A model of cohesion

Art
Mural of India:
by Benoy K Behl

Books
Muslims in the forces
review by A.G. Noorani
Health care in colonial India
review by Samiksha Sehrawat

Photography
Nemai Ghosh's Satyajit Ray collection
by Suneet Chopra

Development
The Bilgaon model

Child Rights
Focus on sexual abuse
Interview: Lois J. Engelbrecht

Obituary
Edward Said:
by R. Radhakrishnan
Eliza Kazan

Space
China's manned space mission plan
Space-based research

Economic Perspectives
The Asian currency riddle:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Disinvestment

IOCL, the next in line
Airports for sale
Natural monopoly

Civil Aviation
Air-India hostesses' case
Instances of bias

Hockey
India's Asia Cup win

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Broadcasting as a citizen's right
K. Natwar Singh: The Mahatma's message
R.K. Raghavan: Children caught in the crime Net
Jayati Ghosh: The missing grain
Praful Bidwai: The public intellectual as a free sprit