Cover Story
A campaign of terror
by Kesava Menon
The Nazification of Israel
by Aijaz Ahmad
Washington's dilemmas
by Sridhar Krishnaswmi
A win-or-die battle
by John Cherian

Spotlight

Gujarat's shame
The crisis of the camps
A decisive indictment by NHRC
Testimonies of terror

Politics
Congress and visions of power

Events
CPI's 18th congress
Interview: A.B. Bardhan

The States
On the edge, in Jammu
The arrest of Yasin Malik
Terror in Haryana
The Rumtek monastery row
Towards talks with NSCN(I-M)
BJP debacle in Delhi
Punjab's fiscal woes
The curious case of Md. Afroz

India and China
Positive bilateral movement

World Affairs
Sri Lanka: Now to Bangkok:
by D.B.S. Jeyaraj
General Mushrraf's scheme
Peace after decades, in Angola
A race in France
Myanmar's stalemate
Battle of the heirs in Bangladesh
Ghosts from the Chilean coup
A deadline for development
by David Ludden

Development
Interview: Nitin Desai

Defence
The arms bazaar and India

Agriculture
Green signal for Bt-cotton

GMOs
Promises and concerns
by R.V. Anuradha

Analysis
A treaty to keep
by A.G. Noorani

Sri Lanka
For an equitable solution
by S. Muthiah

Trade Policy
Protecting Indian exports
Interview: Murasoli Maran

Column
Harsh Mander: Choices on the streets
Jayati Ghosh: An export dreamer's guide
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Skewed support
R.K. Raghavan: Policemen of yore
Praful Bidwai: Bringing barbarians to book

Legislation
The POTA message

Special Feature:
Energy Conservation & Environment
Energetic initiatives
by Bhaskar Natarajan
Gas as an option
Challenges in Delhi

Obituary
K.V. Narayanaswamy, Carnatic singer

Religion
Church and a crisis

Media
Issues of press freedom

Books
New promise or false dawn?
review by R. Mohan &
V. Surjit
An American perspective
review by K.P Fabian