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TIBET: A REALITY CHECK
by N. Ram
Sino-Indian relations through the Tibet prism
by Subramanian Swamy
Interview: Song Heping
by N. Ram
Interview: Lobsang Cheuda
by N. Ram
Interview: Liu Bo
by N. Ram
Photo Essay
by N. Ram

Diplomacy
Yoshiro Mori's visit

World Affairs
The riddle of Jerusalem
Diego Garcia: For the price of a missile
World Youth Day celebrations in Rome
U.S. presidential race
New equations in Indonesia
Sri Lanka's next battle
Towards confrontational politics: by V. Suryanarayan
Fiji: Mahendra Chaudhry fights on
A call from Socialist International: by Glyn Ford

Reports
NCW in the dock

Science
Genomics: An Indian adventure
A comprehensive programme
Bridging the genetic divide: by Calestous Juma

Art
In difficult times: by Suneet Chopra

Public Health
The Ugandan experience

Demography
Caste and the Census
Interview: Dr. T.V. Hanurav

Urban Issues
Mumbai: Shelters for slum-dwellers
Award for Arputham Jockin

Spotlight

RBI, the nation's banker
Interview: Governor Bimal Jalan
Fiscal policy: A long view
Column: RBI and the myth of 'autonomy'
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Securities Scam
The case of the diverted cheques

Obituary
A spirited fighter
P.R. Kumaramangalam, 1952-2000
An inexorable course

Crime
Veerappan's tough bargain
Karnataka's gesture

Columns
Praful Bidwai: Lessons from the Kursk catastrophe
Jayati Ghosh: The Syangja model

Books
A rediscovery of caste
review by Sukumar Muralidharan
Of dictionaries, and more
review by E. Annamalai
Two States and a dam
review by Darryl D'Monte
Short of success
review by V. Sridhar