Cover Story

The Iraq quagmire
by Sukumar Muralidharan
The death of Saddam's sons
by John Cherian
Resistance in Iraq, disarray in the U.S.
by Aijaz Ahmad
Witch-hunt in Britain
by Hasan Suroor
Media turnaround
by Kesava Menon
Looking for the U.N. label
Japanese's decision
by P.S. Suryanarayana

Politics
Stalemate over Ayodhya
Interview: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Diluted charge-sheets in demolition case

Operation Sarp Vinash
Now, a salvage operation

India & Pakistan
A peacemaker from Pakistan
Interview: Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman
With peace at heart
Interview: Omar Abdullah
A suicide attack

Defence
IAF's ailing fleet

World Affairs
North Korea's nuclear gamble
Growing rich in the U.S.
Cuba's continuing battle
Canada's immigration dilemmas
by Eugene Correia
Heightening conflict in Bangladesh

Conservation
Palni Hills on the danger list
by Ian Lockwood

Review Article
Israel-Palestine: History of atrocities

Awards
Jnanpith winner Rajendra Keshavlal Shah
by Deepak B. Mehta

Cricket
Interview: Greg Chappell

Spotlight

The future of mid-day meals
by Jean Dreze and Aparajita Goyal

Medicine
Interview: Dr. E.S. Krishnamoorthy

Globalisation
Auditors under scrutiny

Special Feature: ISRO

Launching successes
A state-of-the art complex
On to reusable launch vehicles
Interview: Satyabrata Mookherjee
Interview: Dr. K. Kasturirangan
Mission to the moon
A giant of a rocket
Realising the cryogenic dream
Telemedicine thrust
Gaining the space edge

Labour Issues
In Tamil Nadu, after a strike

WTO
Countdown to Cancun

Sri Lanka
A war-ravaged economy

Media
Broadcasters at war

Books
Learning organisations
review by C.T. Kurien
Aftermath of a crime
review by A.G. Noorani

Column
K. Natwar Singh: A war rooted in untruth
Bhaskar Ghose: The decline of Tony Blair
Praful Bidwai: A dangerous collusion
R.K. Raghavan: An international perspective on crime

Update
Threat to Mithi government
Request for Anderson's extradition
A failed coup in Manila
Death in a `police encounter'