Cover Story
Attack on Parliament House
by Purnima S. Tripathi
The task of VIP security
by Praveen Swami
Editorial
On the terrorist trail
Fact, fiction and the fidayeen
Profile of a terror outfit
Echoes in Pakistan
by B. Muralidhar Reddy
The question of terror
by Sukumar Muralidharan
POTO and a stand-off
by V. Venkatesan

Investigation
The Mumbai connection

Parliament
Code and conduct
Laloo Prasad's complaint

Defence Affairs
A CAG indictment

Ayodhya
VHP's temple game plan
Interview: Syed Shahnawaz Hussain

The States
Run-up to Punjab elections
Naxalite violence in A.P.
Talks and obstacles
Spreading menace in other States
Tanir Bhavi controversy
A new government in Meghalaya
ULFA's talks offer
PCI on attack on journalists
A reshuffle in Delhi

Diplomacy
Vajpayee in Tokyo

World Affairs
Ariel Sharon's war
Images of a Mexican massacre
Sri Lanka's vote for peace
The French parallel
by D.B.S. Jeyaraj
A Venezuelan plot
U.S. move on ABM treaty
A dialogue in Myanmar
China and organ transplants

Frontline Essay
In terrorist country

Review Article
The Partition of India
review by A.G. Noorani

Legislation
Fears over FCRA amendment

Debate
NCRWC on crime and politics

Special Feature: Asansol Durgapur Development Authority
Committed to development
Interview: Bansa Gopal Chaudhury
Attracting investors
A steel plant's turnaround
The learning experience

Controversy
A cloud over the MCI

Gender Issues
Sex selection and protests

Focus: Arunachal Pradesh
On the road to development
A unique place

WTO
Beyond Doha

Litigation
Bhopal: A verdict in the U.S.
Interview: Himanshu Ranjan Sharma

Afghanistan
Battle of the caves
Strengthening ties
Interview: Yunus Qanooni
Testing times

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Of two military titans
Praful Bidwai: On the margin, behind the U.S.
Jayati Ghosh: Another model gone awry
R.K. Raghavan: The Delhi outrage

Books
Propaganda vs Persuasion
review by C.T. Kurien
In pursuit of status
review by Susan Ram
A study in fundamentalism
review by A.G. Noorani