Cover Story
Temple interrupted
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The Supreme Court ruling
by A.G. Noorani
NDA: Turbulent times
by V. Venkatesan
Power without legitimacy
by Praful Bidwai
Ambiguity as strategy
by Naunidhi Kaur
Vandalism in Orissa
by Kalyan Chaudhuri

Politics
Rajya Sabha election pointers

Legislation
POTA prospects

JMM Case
An acquittal and some questions

Defence
Sekhon's story
Blackwill in northeastern India

World Affairs
U.S. unveiling new horrors
Military campaign in Afghanistan
Sectarian strife in Pakistan
by Sadaqat Jan
Ranil Wickremasinghe in Jaffna
Zimbabwe's choice
Steel wars and the WTO
by Michael Hindley
An Iranian sister
by Subramanian Swamy

Investigation

Karnataka's unabating kidney trade
by Vidya Ram
Data sources and insights
Ways of the Authorisation Committee
Features of the 1994 Act
International traffic in human organs
Ethical and moral considerations
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Interview
Taslima Nasreen speaks out

Budget 2002
Boost to science and technology

Social Issues
Disabilities Act, a law on paper

The Dairy Sector
The free market menace
Interview: Varghese Kurien

Spotlight
The Gulf of Khambat debate
Interview: Asko Parpola
Interview: Iravatham Mahadevan

Legislation
Bill on domestic violence

Special Feature: Housing & Property Development in Karnataka
A growing, stable market
Interview: Jayakar Jerome, BDA Chairman
Building a new image
Housing loans galore

Development Issues
The message from Monterrey

Events
The 17th congress of the CPI(M)
Interview: Prakash Karat
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
A Marxist perspective

Column
R.K. Raghavan: Of organised crime
C.P. Chandrasekhar: A challenge in China
Jayati Ghosh: Financing the corporations

Books
Markets as politics
review by Barbara Harriss - White
Professional sheep
review by M.V. Ramana