Cover Story
Appeasing the Hindu Right
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Saffron terror in Gujarat
by Praveen Swami
Godhra questions
Rural trauma
by Dionne Bunsha
The wounds of civilisation
Ayodhya: Talks and obstacles
by Purnima S. Tripathi
Fear in the air
by Naunidhi Kaur
Friends indeed
by V. Venkatesan
Condemning a carnage
by T.K. Rajalakshmi

Ayodhya
Echoes of a demolition

The Judiciary
Of criticism and contempt
Arundhati Roy's statement
Of judicial power
by Usha Ramanathan
A disturbing order
by A.G. Noorani
From the judgment

The States
U.P.: In suspended animation
Interview with Mayawati
Jayalalithaa back at the helm
A veteran for 'Uttarakhand'
Promises in Punjab
Manipur: The time for coalitions
Democracy at gunpoint: by Charu Singh
Haryana: Terror around the quarries
Crisis in the coffee industry
In Tripura, a verdict against insurgency
Tamil Nadu panchayats in crisis
Kerala: A strike and beyond

World Affairs
Bush in East Asia
A fragile peace in Sri Lanka
War clouds over Colombia
The European quest
Concern about the subcontinent
U.S. and the "axis of evil"

Heritage
Vandalised Afghanistan
by Osmund Bopearachchi

Photography
Light and shadow
by Hans Varghese Mathews

Events
Sustainable Development Summit 2002

Technology
The Nuclear Fuel Complex
A record of achievements

Health
AIDS programmes and pitfalls

Interview
Dr. William James Peacock

Power Sector
The great power robbery

Railways
Budget as a balancing act

The Economy
Review of Economic Survey 2002
by Venkatesh Athreya

Review Article
The nuclear menace: by A.G. Noorani

Obituary
Esther Afua Ocloo, 1919-2002
G.M.C. Balayogi, 1951-2002

Defence
A new intelligence agency

Trade Issues
Makings of a trade war: by Jayati Ghosh

Aviculture
A proud pair of macaws
by S. Balasubramanian

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Passages remembered
Jayati Ghosh: Investment illusions
R.K. Raghavan: On Gujarat
Praful Bidwai: End the butchery

Books
Children as war victims
review by Parvathi Menon
A Turkish Alberuni
review by A.G. Noorani