Cover Story

People's China at 50
By Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea
The Revolution and its leader
By John Cherian
China in a globalised world
By Prabhat Patnaik
Experiment with market socialism
By Utsa Patnaik
A defence strategy
By Giri Deshingkar
Foreign policy directions
By John Cherian
Line and leadership
By Manoranjan Mohanty
Firmly on the socialist path
By Sitaram Yechury

The States
Narmada Valley protests
Workers take over a mill
A union of minds

Elections '99

Now for the verdict
End of a marathon exercise
Intrigue and defiance in U.P. BJP
Bihar: Voting and violence
Kashmir: The highs and lows
Picture feature

Public Sector Units
Tale of woes at SAIL

World Affairs
East Timor and transfer of power
Taiwan's trauma
Mortification in Paris
Angola: The siege within
China and charges of nuclear espionage

Art
Venkatappa's paintings

Literature
A Burmese short story

Events
Remembering 'Kalki' Krishnamurthy

Nuclear Issues
A mission for total safety
An eye in the sky

Intellectual Property Rights
To prevent bio-piracy
For an alternative patents regime
Monsanto, again

World Economy
A depreciating dollar

Nuclear Issues
Arrogant nuclearism

River Waters Issue
Cauvery water tussles
Unresolved issues

Economic Offences
Jail for Harshad Mehta

Jammu and Kashmir
Partition plans?

Columns
Praful Bidwai: From the K-word to the T-word
Jayati Ghosh: A report from UNCTAD

Books
Neither wave nor saffron?
Of State and nationalism
Chronicle of the cultural interface