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A state of siege in Fiji
by P.S. Suryanarayana
Diplomatic moves
by John Cherian
South Pacific geopolitics
by P.S. Suryanarayana
The fault-lines
by Shubha Singh
The Indian connection
by Shubha Singh
Concern in Haryana
by T.K. Rajalakshmi

Party Affairs
Voices of dissent in the Congress(I)

Cricket
A cloud over cricket

Economic Reforms
To keep Air-India afloat
A specious logic
by C.P. Chandrasekhar
Questions of conduct

Government
Cabinet expansion

The States
BJP: A body blow in U.P.
Battles within
Terror in Tripura
Jayalalitha's acquittal
A rude shock in Andhra Pradesh
Targeting social workers
Coimbatore blasts: Police indicted
A promising report in Tamil Nadu

World Affairs
Muzzling dissent in Serbia
by Biswajit Choudhury
Lebanon's liberation
Conflict in the Horn of Africa
The hunt for Mexicans
by Vijay Prashad
Against the rising tide of racism
by Glyn Ford

Livelihood Issues
Pulicat in peril

Literature
The gloom train: A Tamil story in translation

Space Technology
The silver jubilee of Aryabhata
Interview: Prof. U.R. Rao
Interview: Dr. K. Kasturirangan

Information Technology
Microsoft: A case against monopoly
The dotcom bubble
War of the portals

Nuclear Issues
A step forward

Social Tension
The drumbeats of oppression
by Venkatesh Athreya, R. Chandra
Dalits and land issues
Victims of bias

Water Management
Dealing with drought

Democratic Decentralisation
A people's movement in Kerala
Panchayati raj at work

Sri Lanka
The standoff continues
A deceptive calm
by D.B.S. Jeyaraj
The dilemma in Tamil Nadu

Columns
Praful Bidwai: BJP in an uneasy truce

Books
A tale of two states
review by A.G. Noorani
The wonder of being a woman
review by Supriya Bezbaruah
The elephant experience
review by Charles Santiapillai
Out of conflict, love
review by Michiko Kakutani
A magazine's story
review by T.S. Subramanian