Cover Story
Disinvestment discord
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The curious case of Engineers India
Interview: M.K. Pandhe
Nalco: A story of resistance
by V. Sridhar
Success in an uneven playing field
Karnataka's agenda
by Parvathi Menon

JPC
An exercise in evasion

Jammu and Kashmir
Taliban-type terror in Rajouri
A peculiar parole

Sri Lanka

The peace process - a reality check
by N. Ram
Taiwan, Taliban or Taliwan?
by Ram Manikkalingam

Terrorism
Parliament House attack case
A year after the attack

The States
Haryana: covering up a carnage
The changing mood of insurgents
For `permanent solutions'
Assessing S.M. Krishna
Relief for cotton farmers
Naxalite terror in Jharkhand

World Affairs
Iraq: Countdown to war
North Korea's nuclear brinkmanship
A winner in South Korea
U.S.' missile defence syndrome
Fears of a global arms race
Thailand's `elephant schools'

Festivals
The Hornbill festival

Reports
Food insecurity in urban India

Review Article
The betrayal of India

Cinema
Kumar Shahani's art

Gender Issues
A survey on Muslim women

Interview
James Nye on modern libraries

Archaeology
ASI's feat in Kancheepuram

Health Care
A telemedicine network

Events
CPI(M)'s tribal convention

Economic Perspectives
The end to Indian anti-trust
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Projects
ONGC's Vietnam connection
A strategic alliance

Nuclear Issues
The new American posture
The new-generation weapons

Litigation
Acquittal of Sajjan Kumar

Accident
Train accident in A.P.

Politics
The road from Gujarat
The spoiler in Gujarat

Year in Review
Frontline 2002

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Targeting young minds
Bhaskar Ghose: An emerging tradition in theatre
Jayati Ghosh: Who pays for the roads?
R.K. Raghavan: The task of preserving law and order
Praful Bidwai: A long haul for secularists
Harsh Mander: Voices of collective conscience-II

Books
Sovereignty and human rights
review by M.H. Ansari
Interpreting minority rights
review by V. Venkatesan

Update
Death sentence for Al Umma cadre
An athlete's travails
A detention drama in Jakarta