Cover Story

The end of Veerappan
by Ravi Sharma
G.Satyamurty and V.S. Palaniappan
Festival in Chennai
by T.S. Subramanian
The gains of good intelligence
After the reign of terror
A bloody trial
The relieved families
The extremist link
How he made his pile

Maharashtra
A tussle in an alliance
Return of the `Pawar-baiter'
Quietly efficient

Politics
Advani's uphill task

India and Pakistan
The Musharraf formula
The Indian response
A communal scheme

Social Issues
The Dalit cause, a new perspective
For stronger political will

Crime
Kerala: A hawala tunnel

St Kitts Case
Chandraswami's acquittal

World Affairs
Sikh students' case in France
Bleeding Iraq
A case of missing explosives
Changing tack in Myanmar
Seeking tips on democracy
A vote for Cuba in the U.N.
India and Vietnam: Lasting ties
by V. Suryanarayan

Art
A confluence in Goa:
by Benoy K. Behl

Books
Understanding the Indian Muslims:
review by Hamid Ansari
What is herstory? (© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004)

Review Article
Understanding the Kashmiri mind:
by A.G. Noorani

Population Policy
Victims of coercion

Issues in Focus
Rallying for employment guarantee
by Smita Gupta

Cinema
Secular surge in Hindi cinema:
by Sudhanva Deshpande
Mumbai cheers up Michael Moore
Mughal-e-Azam in colour

Spotlight
Liverpool Football Club's social goal

Water Resources
Trade in `virtual water'

Nuclear Power
A milestone at Kalpakkam
A case for breeder reactors

Focus: Tirupur

Towards new frontiers
Interview: A. Sakthivel, president, Tirupur Exporters' Association

Economic Perspectives
The world of international finance
by C.P. Chandrasekar

Controversy
A Governor's removal in Tamil Nadu
Gubernatorial dilemmas
Exit, Anupam Kher

Obitury
Jacques Derrida: by Shelley Walia
Don't deride Derrida
(© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004)

Expose
Enron's Montek Connection:
by Prashant Bhushan

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Watching your language
Praful Bidwai: From tragedy to farce
R.K. Raghavan: The Veerappan phenomenon

Also
The English Language
Letters

Update
Librating from life, in Iraq
A divided Tribunal
Left turn in Uruguay
(© New York Times Service)