Spotlight

A difficult turn on Cauvery
Shock and anger in Tamil Nadu
A complex case
Need or greed?
by M. Veerappa Moily
Water and politics

Cover Story

Hindutva crusade in Gujarat:
The Modi road show
by Dionne Bunsha
The Akshardham attack:
The terror trail
by Dionne Bunsha and
Praveen Swami
A case of intelligence failure?
by B. Raman
International concern
A caretaker by default
by V. Venkatesan
Congress strategy for Gujarat and beyond
by Purnima S. Tripathi

Crime
The surrender of R. K. Sharma
The laws of Sanvarikalan
by Brinda Karat

Jammu and Kashmir
A violent round of polling

Tribal Rights
Targeting tribal people

The Judiciary
A disciplinary mechanism on trial

The States
Gunning down of Imam Ali:
The end of a chase
A haven for fugitives?
Tamil Nadu: Preying on Dalits
Congress(I): The power game in Kerala
Mud-slinging in Uttar Pradesh:
All for bahujan samaj
A split and a crisis in BJD
Assam's angst
Governing Delhi
by Ajay K. Mehra

The Drought
Troubled record, poor outlook

Aviation
The politics of aircraft sales

World Affairs
U.S.-Iraq: The prey and the predator
A movement of resistance
by Michael Hindley
'Hi, Bush' to `Heil Boche'
by Mani Shankar Aiyar
Sri Lanka: Heady start for peace
German assertion
Kashmir: Growing concerns
BNP's year of troubles
Poverty and plenty in U.S.
Yasser Arafat re-emerges: The seeming end of a siege
The King's coup in Nepal
Brazil: A Socialist President?

Investigation
The kidney trade in Kerala
Inter-State ramifications
Interview with a donor: 'The doctors are aware of it'
Wanted, better awareness
A helpless authority
Scrutiny and reality

Perspective
The Dixon Plan:
by A. G. Noorani

Litigation
Bhopal tragedy:A rap for the CBI

Labour Issues
Conflicting class interests

Special Feature: Chennai
Happening Chennai
The IT thrust
The telecom scene

Cricket
An Indian resurgence

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Cricketing thoughts
R.K. Raghavan: Selecting a police chief
C.P. Chandrasekhar: New signals from Washington
Praful Bidwai: Costly retreat from social reform
Jayati Ghosh: Development directions

Books
Depicting ordinary lives
review by Michiko Kakutani
Life in black and white:
review by Theodore Baskaran