Cover Story
Telecom turmoil:
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The Reliance splash
by V. Sridhar
Anupama Katakam
The technology divide
Interview B.K. Syngal

Iraq
World peace in the balance
by Aijaz Ahmad
Baghdad undeterred
by John Cherian
The new world disorder
by H. Rajan Sharma

Awards
Lannan Foundation honours Arundhati Roy

Litigation
POTA under challenge

Party Affairs
Congress(I) changes tack
The rise of Shinde

The States
The Global Investor Meet in Kerala
Interview: Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac
The SYL canal controversy
Mayawati's birthday message
Drought in the Cauvery delta
Despair and death
Noon meal in the rice bowl
The illusory homeland

Defence
De-mining the border:
by Rahul Bedi

World Affairs
American guns in Nepal
For peace in Korea
Afghanistan's agony
Water war in Bolivia
Bangladesh: Army off the hook
Labour unease at U.S. war plan

Frontline Essay
The IIT Story: Issues and Concerns

Review Article
Is Bush a Truman?:
by A.G. Noorani

Reports
The South Asian paradox:
by Mohammad Shehzad
WTO and Kerala's concerns

Medicine
Interview: Dr. Nick Wood
The healing paradox

Science
Collective instincts
The rise in RNA
A surprise from IISc

Biotechnology
The legacy of Watson and Crick
A draft policy

Food Security
A public hearing in Delhi

Archaeology
Not quite Charnock's Kolkata

Economic Perspectives
The agricultural trade imbroglio:
by C. P. Chandrasekhar

Organ Trade
Punjab's kidney industry

Obituary
Harivanshrai Bachchan

Human Rights
The NHRC in limbo

Media
A journalist's ordeal

Spotlight
Cold wave's victims

India and Iran
Mohammed Khatami's visit

World Social Forum
Confronting Empire:
by Arundhati Roy

Column
K. Natwar Singh: A dearth of leaders
Bhaskar Ghose: Population as a resource
Jayati Ghosh: The Left revival
Praful Bidwai: A bankrupt foreign policy
R.K. Raghavan: Policing and private initiatives

Books
In search of an identity
review by Biswamoy Pati
The staying power of new words
review by Michiko Kakutani

Update
The end of a controversy
Crisis in the tea industry