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Jehad in India
by Praveen Swami
Unending war
Challenges in the east
by Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
by Haroon Habib
Online Jehad
Rooted in distrust and backwardness
by T.K. Rajalakshmi
Ahmedabad: A state of fear
by Dionne Bunsha
Hyderabad: An open-ended scheme
by N. Rahul
Bangalore: On the fringe
by Ravi Sharma
Mumbai: Resisting change
by Anupama Katakam
Chennai: In focus
by T.S. Subramanian

Politics
An uphill task for BJP president
Interview: Rajnath Singh
A legacy of duplicity
Advani still in the race

Telecom
Pramod Mahajan in the dock

Spotlight
Kudremukh: Waiting for a miracle
A story of ups and downs

Analysis
Morality and foreign policy:
by A.G. Noorani

World Affairs
Rajapakse in India
LTTE's new strategy: by D.B.S.Jeyaraj
Palestine: Rising resentment
U.S. strategic help to Indonesia
E.U.'s compromise budget
A modest victory for workers:
by Vijay Prasad

Music

A month of music in Chennai
The Zubin Mehta magic

Communalism
Rewriting textbooks in California:
by Nalini Taneja

Tribute
Prof. M.B. Emeneau:
by Bh. Krishnamurti

Cinema
Bihar and Bollywood:
by Maithili Rao
Keezhavenmani revisited

Media
Radio Ceylon turns 80:
An iconic anchor
How staged was the Gaza pullout?
© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006

Debate
Vedic creationism in America:
by Meera Nanda

Technology
ITER: a nuclear leap
Fusion and proliferation
The Indian programme

Interview
Dr. Sudharshan Seneviratne

Economic Perspectives
Does demography advantage India?:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Special Feature: National Highways Authority of India

On the road to excellence
Plans and performance

Essay
Fire in the plains, fire in the mountains - II:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Agriculture
Bt cotton: Seeds of discount
A saga of failures
Failure in Nimar

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: A New Year resolution
R.K. Raghavan: Terror in Bangalore
Praful Bidwai: The Clemenceau test
Jayati Ghosh: Stealing food from the poor

Books
Franz the Obscure
© New York Times service

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