Cover Story

'New economy' and all that
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Interview: Murasoli Maran
The fragile world of finance
by C.P. Chandrasekhar
The cost of integration
by G. Sampathkumar
Changing the rules of the game
by Sudha Mahalingam
Livelihood issues
by V. Sridhar

Neighbours
The conviction of Nawaz Sharif

India and the U.S.
The FBI comes calling

Bihar

Another round for Laloo Prasad

The States
Convulsions in Uttar Pradesh
Outrage in Anantnag
Impasse over Mullaperiyar
Sikh see-saw
Maharashtra manoeuvres
Judges in the dock
A ceasefire in Assam
Fishworkers wait for freedom

World Affairs
The story of Elian Gonzales
Wahid's moves
Another LTTE offensive
A Sita temple in Sri Lanka
'Mass suicide' in Uganda
UNITA's friends
Iraq: A turning point
A transition in Japan

Conservation
Saving Narayan Sarovar
by Prithi Nambiar

Art
A museum for abstract art
by Suneet Chopra

Nuclear Issues
NPT: Emerging battle lines

Legal Issues
New worries for Microsoft

Technology
HPC controls relaxed

Obituary
Thomas Ferebee, 1918-2000

Power Sector
Regulating the regulator

Education
A saffron curriculum?

Constitution Review
A cautious start

Comment
Clinton's visit and after
by Pran Chopra

India and China
At a crossroads
by Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea

Spotlight
The ex-Premiers' plans
Voices for the poor

Social Security
An in-house insurance scheme

Campaigns
The message of the panchayati raj
by A.P. Kripa and G.S. Ganesh Prasad
A retrograde step

Controversy
Match-fixing: Under a cloud

India and Pakistan
A meet to build bridges
A book and some lessons

Heritage
The structures of Great Zimbabwe

Column
A.G. Noorani: Courts and contempt powers
Praful Bidwai: Painting itself into a corner
Jayati Ghosh: Capital questions

Books
Memories of underdevelopment
review by Susan Ram
Phantoms in our brains
review by E.S. Krishnamoorthy
For a new synthesis
review by Glyn Ford