Politics
Joining forces in NDA

Litigation
Citizen Sonia

The States
Jammu and Kashmir: Cracks on the Right
Enron end-game?
Uttar Pradesh: Mounting pressure
Cauvery water: A crisis in Tamil Nadu
Karnataka's distress
Bihar: Land reforms and tensions
Floods and drought
Mumbai slum dwellers' long wait

Food Security
Hunger in a tribal belt
by Archana Prasad

World Affairs
Colombia's wars
The widening divide in Fiji
by Shubha Singh
Bangladesh: A new alliance and old rivals
Nepal's challenge within
by Rita Manchanda
In Maoist country
New Labour and trade unions
by Michael Hindley

Child Rights
Empowering children in Rajasthan
Silence of the bonded
by Gadi Meir

Review Article
Jinnah and Junagadh
by A.G. Noorani

Astrophysics
The Hanle telescope

Medicine
On therapeutic endoscopy: Interview with Dr. V.G. Mohan Prasad

Focus: Tripura
A melting pot of cultures
Planning and progress
Interview with Chief Minister Manik Sarkar

Education
A people's initiative
by Vasantha Surya
Cheap alternatives
UGC targets research scientists

Labour Issues
Ahluwalia report under fire

Column
K. Natwar Singh: An extraordinary story
Jayati Ghosh: The social pathology of vengeance
R.K. Raghavan: A lost battle?
Praful Bidwai: Follies compounded

Tamil Nadu

Exit Jayalalithaa
Transition and signs of trouble
A surprise suspension

Books
A tale of trauma
review by Govind Talwalkar