Brazil's glory
by S.R. Suryanarayan
Globalisation of the game
by V. Krishnaswamy
What ails Indian football
by Novy Kapadia
Of rules and referees
by L.R. Natarajan
The prediction game
by R. Ramachandran

Spotlight
Foreign equity in print media
Criticism and concern

Ayodhya
VHP's volte-face

The States
Uttar Pradesh: The Katiyar card
Omar Abdullah's coronation
West Bengal: Left Front's 25 years
Interview: Buddhadheb Bhattacharjee
Cauvery concerns
Tamil Nadu: Opposition's dilemmas
Kidney racket in Kerala
Andhra Pradesh: Talking to naxalites
Interview: Damodar Gautam Sawang
Interview: P. Varavara Rao
Maan dam and rehabilitation

Essay
The Philippines as the next U.S. target
by Aijaz Ahmad

World Affairs
A transition in Afghanistan
U.S. campaign to oust Arafat
Israeli refuseniks: by Vikram Sura
Sacking of the Bangladesh President
A new leader for TULF
by D.B.S. Jeyaraj
Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting
Cuba: Committed to socialism

Reminiscence
Walking with R.K. Narayan
by T.S. Satyan

Interview
Rosemary Crill of Victoria and Albert Museum

Media
NRS findings

Environment
The power of eco-imperialism
by C.E. Karunakaran

Review Article
Diplomacy and force: by A.G. Noorani

Power Sector
Electricity Bill 2001
Privatisating the Delhi Vidyut Board

Disinvestment
The VSNL-TTSL deal

Employment
Of two reports on unemployment

Gujarat
Refugees without refuge
Reaching out to Gujarat
by Brinda Karat
Victims of prejudice

Legislation
Civil Procedure Code Amendment

India and Pakistan
Musharraf's plight
Assuming supreme powers
The wait for de-escalation

Controversy
Tehelka trials

The Presidency
A straight fight
Interview with Lakshmi Sahgal
Abdul Kalam: Scientist-politician
The process and the numbers

Party Affairs
BJP shake-up

Government
Cabinet reshuffle

Cinema
Bollywood in London
by Sudeshna Guha

Column
K. Natwar Singh: High marks for India
Jayati Ghosh: Corporate skulduggery
R.K. Raghavan: Of order and disorder
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Famine in Africa
Praful Bidwai: For dialogue in Kashmir

Books
Market failure: A convincing case
review by Venkatesh Athreya
Morality and scientists
review by A.G. Noorani
Of jihad and conflict
review by V. Abdulla