Cover Story

Thirst for profit
by P. Sainath
Private water, public misery
Manager's nightmare
Showing the way
Bottled loot
Interview: Anil Naidoo

Assembly Elections
West Bengal: Clear choice
Kerala: Close race
Tamil Nadu: Promising start
Assam: Peaceful battle

Jammu & Kashmir
The next steps to peace

Analysis
Two Kissingers

Philately

Art in miniature

Literature
Remembering Pudumaippithan

Urban Issues
Delhi's waste and wealth

Medicine
Cleft-lip treatment

Public Health
Punjab's ailing system

Livelihood Issues
Assessing Forest Rights Bill

Environment
Ski resort controversy

Biotechnology
Terminator technology tastes defeat

Commununalism
Saffron strike in Rajasthan

Debate

Ayurveda under the scanner

Nuclear Power
A feat at Tarapur

Controversy
Politics of profit

Banking
SBI workers' strike

Essay
Lula's promise and policies

Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Dangers of full convertibility
Bhaskar Ghose: Justice subverted
Praful Bidwai: Only the first step to change
Jayati Ghosh: Guarding the guardians
R.K. Raghavan: An American model

Update
Trial time for Taylor
Thaksin quits

Books
For growth beyond all barriers
review by C.T. Kurien
Quest for autonomy
review by Aparna Mahanta
Deceit and policy
review by A.G. Noorani

Also
The English Language
Letters