Cover Story

Ayodhya adventurism
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Excavating truth
A failed mission
by Purnima S. Tripathi
Claims and contradictions
by Naunidhi Kaur

Tamil Nadu

Crushing a strike
TESMA, a black law
In defence of rights

Politics
Congress(I)'s coalition offer

The Bofors Scandal
Signs of a fair trial

Foreign Policy
Troops for Iraq: India's decision
Perils of peace-keeping
Memories of another war

World Affairs
Iraq: Winners' travails
Blair's burden
Interview: Daniel J. Amit, Israeli physicist
Massacre in a mosque
The 'invisible hand'
Liberia's wait for a peace force
A ceasefire offer in West Asia
Forgotten heroes of Bangladesh:
by David Ludden
E.U: Berlusconi's gaffe
Putin in Britain:
by Charu Singh

Controversy
Saving the Taj Mahal
Jagmohan's reaction
Mayawati's position

The Judiciary
Closing down a court:
by A.G. Noorani

Genetic Resources
Farmers' battle in Chhattisgarh
Controversial patent

Panchayati Raj
A decade of decentralisation:
by Prabhat Datta

Perspective
The valley of love:
by Badri Raina
To build confidence:
by Mohd. Yousuf Tarigami

Education
NCERT's distorted lessons

Defence
Interview: Air Chief Marshal
S. Krishnaswamy

Focus: Banking Sector in Karnataka
A pioneer's progress
Interview: Michael Bastian, Syndicate Bank
Interview: R.V. Shastri, Canara Bank
Interview: M. Sitarama Murthy, State Bank of Mysore
Interview: K. Cherian Varghese, Corporation Bank

Economic Perspectives
Aid and Afghanistan's agony:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

The Railways
A poor safety record

Institutions
Gandhian Institute under siege

Media
CAS: Confusing signals
Circumventing regulations

Obituary
Bhisham Sahni

Tennis
A Swiss star at Wimbledon:
by Naresh Kumar

Books
China's foreign policy
review by A.G. Noorani
The uprooted of Bhutan
review by M.S. Prabhakara

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: The great caste and class divide
K. Natwar Singh: The Shimla resolve
Jayati Ghosh: The Nepal conflict
R.K. Raghavan: The Best Bakery verdict