Cover Story

The Bihar transition
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Editorial
Interview: Laloo Prasad Yadav
Interview: Nitish Kumar Modi
Laloo Prasad's worries
By Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
A messy aftermath
By Sukumar Muralidharan
Interview: Sushil Kumar Modi
A spate of protests
By Kalyan Chaudhuri
The criminal background
By Kalyan Chaudhuri
The CBI at work
By Kalyan Chaudhuri

Government
New governments,old faces

Election Analysis
Return of the RJD:
By Sanjay Kumar
An overall swing away from NDA
By CSDS Team

Politics
A saffron move stopped
New head for the RSS

The States
An unquiet peace on the border
The autonomy debate
By Balraj Puri
Andhra Pradesh Minister's murder
ULFA offensive
Another conviction in Tamil Nadu
Taslima Nasreen in Mumbai
Democratic devolution in Karnataka
The woman's place
Veerappan,the elusive brigand
Charges against the STFs

World Affairs
Two assassinations in Belgrade:
By Biswajit Choudhury
A wake-up call in Nigeria
Elections in Kyrgyztan,Tajikistan
Western Sahara: Freedom delayed
Hair-trigger America:
By Vijay Prashad
Southern Africa's sorrow

Livelihood Issues
Living on the edge, in Thane

Awards
Honour for a Tamil work
Interview: Indira Parthasarathy

India and the U.S.
For synergy in energy:
By A.Gopalakrishnan

Space
INSAT prospects

Analysis
The Kargil Committee expedition:
By A.G. Noorani

Obituary
Geeta Mukherjee,1924-2000

Campaigns
Bajrang Dal's plans

Issues in Focus
Falsification of history
Interview: Prof.S.Settar
Equivocation and interpolation

India and China
Concerns and caveats

Special Feature: PSUs
Essential edifice
A phase of transition: by T.N.Thakur
The task of energy conservations:
By Bhaskar Natarajan

Cricket
Sri Lanka's resurgence:
By Nirgunan Tiruchelvam

Column
Jayati Ghosh: A misleading Economic Survey
Praful Bidwai: American Obession

Books
The ethical side of economics:
Review by C.T. Kurien
Against conventional wisdom:
Review by John Harriss
The making of a hero:
Review by Susan Ram