Cover Story

LTTE offensive
By D.B.S Jeyaraj
Caught in the crossfire
By V.S. Sambandan
The northern aggression
By V.S. Sambandan
A news black-out
By V.S. Sambandan
A close race
By V.S. Sambandan
Politics
Exit Kalyan Singh
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Ram Prakash Gupta
Interview: Rajnath Singh
Tussles ahead
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Legislation
A clutch of new bills

Party Affairs
Congress(I)'s cautious moves

The States
An act of desperation, not sati
The law, and the facts
Haryana: Community crimes
Punjab: Digging up the past
Kerala: Ex-Minister convicted
Prison riots in Chennai

Election Analysis
Bihar: Sharp polarisation
West Bengal: Limited losses for the Left
Gujarat: Clear lines of cleavage
Madhya Pradesh: Gains for the BJP
Rajasthan: Swing in Jat vote
Orissa: One-sided contest

World Affairs
A new style in Indonesia
West Asia: Elusive peace
A Green dilemma
Andreotti acquitted
Australia: A vote for monarchy
CHOGM's agenda
Crackdown in Pakistan

Crime
Pirates on the prowl

Disaster

Orissa: A ravaged region
A picture of devastation
A crippled economy
Paradeep's problems