Cover Story

Coalition circus
Deve Gowda's 12 'commandments'
"My time has now come":
B.S. Yeddyurappa
"Why all this drama?"
Mallikarjuna Kharge
The Bellary billionaires
"The ideology is only in speeches":
H.D. Kumaraswamy
Governor's choice

Campaigns
Rallying forces for land

The States
Fanning the flames in Nandigram
Kerala's check on corruption
Tamil Nadu: Reservation for minorities
Life term for S.A. Basha
Gujarat: Action replay
Manipur: Press under pressure

Sri Lanka
Resting on laurels
Despair in the air

World Affairs

The Chinese dream
The real Bobby Jindal
Warmongering against Iran
Friend in need

Essay
A dishonest judgment

Art
Mind over matter

Environment
Dismantling Blue Lady
Shipload of trouble

Nobel Prize
Climate of peace
Surface of the matter
Knockout win

Special Feature: Maharashtra

Revving up growth
Interview: Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh
Innovative projects
Relief for Vidarbha
Interview: Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil
Mumbai makeover
Out of the woods

Politics
Nuclear deal: American pressure

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Art of sinking
R.K. Raghavan: Policemen nonpareil
Praful Bidwai: Unfinished agenda
Jayati Ghosh: March for land

Books
Defiantly amiable
review by Shelley Walia
Politicians & lies
review by A.G. Noorani

Also
The English Language
Letters
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