Cover Story

Targetting 'outsiders'
by Sukumar Muralidharan
A recruitment policy on test
by Amulya Gopalakrishnan
Outrage in Assam
by M.S. Prabhakara
Seeking a region-specific zone
Violent response in Bihar
by Kalyan Chaudhuri
Diversionary tatics in Mumbai
by Lyla Bavadam
Interview: Lalit Deshpande

India & Pakistan

Softening stances
A surge of optimism
Unfavourable record

The States
Assembly polls and the ignored issues
Gujarat: Justice against all the odds
Campaign to Hinduise Sufi shrine
The Congress(I) feud in Kerala
Punjab's growing Dalit resistance
Badals in the dock
Shifting Delhi's slum-dwellers
Nathula, a pass to opportunities

World Affairs
For an escape route from Iraq
Terror strikes in Turkey
Conflicting signals on North Korea
Georgia's 'velvet revolution'
Leadership change in Canada
Taslima in a new controversy
The U.S.' retreat:
by Walden Bello

Events
Darjeeling carnival
Valley of resilience

Books
The man of Macondo
review by Brent Staples

Review Article
Diplomacy in insurgency
by A.G. Noorani

Reports
UNESCO on the state of education

Institutions
100th volume of BNHS Journal
Interview: Dr. George B. Schaller
Interview: Dr. Lee Talbot

Focus: Maharashtra
CIDCO and its city
MSEB: A pioneer in the power sector
An all-inclusive export zone

Obituary
'Murasoli' Maran
R.M. Hedapad

Interview
Jayant V. Narlikar, atrophysicist

Special Feature: Industry in Chennai

Tradition and mordernity
Wheels of progress
The BPO boom
Rising out of recession

Economic Perspectives
Outsourcing nightmare:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Sri Lanka
Changing equations
Chris Patten's visit
Interview: G.L. Peiris
The Tigers' refrain

Column
R.K. Raghavan: Police and public opinion
Praful Bidwai: Time to seize the initiative
Jayati Ghosh: In 'no-woman's land'
Bhaskar Ghose: The ability to compromise