Cover Story
War talk
by Arundhati Roy
The lurking danger
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The military dynamics
by Rahul Bedi
A strike staunched
A General's troubles
by B. Muralidhar Reddy
Active interventions
by John Cherian
Missile match
by R. Ramachandran
Tests and threats
by T. S. Subramanian
The disarming pitch
Troubled waters
by Naunidhi Kaur
Nuclear crisis in South Asia
by T. Jayaraman
Interview: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy,nuclear physicist

Politics
AICC special session

The Presidency
Elusive consensus

Legislation
On the Delimitation Bill

The States
The killing of Lone
Farmer power in Haryana
Maan dam and resettlement questions
Ashok Gehlot’s balancing act
Female foeticide in Punjab
In Tamil Nadu woes of "denotified tribes"

World Affairs
Interview: Rauf Hakeem
Bush in Russia
A tattered treaty on nuclear warheads
West Asia: A time for change
Nepal in limbo
Right-wing resurgence in Colombia

Territory
The nowhere people of Chitmahals

Review Article
Afghanistan declassified
by A.G. Noorani

Reminiscence
Satyajit Ray filmed
by T.S. Satyan

Policy Issues
Population - a troubling move

Technology
A success story in funding projects

Health
For a woman's well-being:
Interview with Dr. Adam Carey
Smallpox virus lives on

Campaigns
Seeds of biodiversity
by Keya Acharya
Seeds alien and Indian

Trade Issues
Towards trade wars

Corporate Affairs
IPCL: Birth of a monopoly

Spotlight
A 'micro' movement in Kerala
Neighbours and friends
Making micro-credit work

Obituary
Dr. I.S. Gulati, 1924-2002
Journey of a progressive economist
by Prabhat Patnaik
Stephen Jay Gould, 1941-2002

Gujarat
On the edge, still
Proof of connivance
Orchestrated terror

Elections
Pro-incumbency pointers
A fractured verdict in Goa

Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir's choice

Conservation
To save an archipelago

Column
K. Natwar Singh: The words of silence
Praful Bidwai: The U.S. as a Hyperpower
C.P.Chandrasekhar: Privatisation and primitive accumulation
R.K. Raghavan: Lessons from the FBI

Books
To 'get Einstein'
review by Vijay Prashad
Women and conflict
review by K.S. Subramanian