Cover Story

Gujarat: Quest for justice
by Sukumar Muralidharan
For a fair trial
by V. Venkatesan
A significant intervention
Witnesses who matter
Hounded by an image
by Dionne Bunsha
Untold tragedies
by Navaz Kotwal

Jammu & Kashmir
Communal tension in Kishtwar
Growing schism in APHC

Labour Issues

Supreme Court on the right to strike
End of a trauma in Tamil Nadu
Interview: M.K. Pandhe

The States
Targeting Mayawati
The Mumbai blast
Return of Gegong Apang

WTO
Gearing up for Cancun

Judiciary
The question of credibility

Nuclear Safety
The Kalpakkam `incident'

Population Policy
Children as disqualification

India & China
Perseverance in peace process
by A.G. Noorani

World Affairs
Iraq: The costs of occupation
Bush's oil order
Sri Lanka: On a new course
Behind the September 11 tragedy
The Saudi connection
East Asia and the superpower
Cambodia's verdict
Putin vs Oligarchs
by Charu Singh

Buddhist Art
Treasures in monasteries
by Benoy K. Behl

Medicine
Asthma, the silent tormentor
Interview: Prof. Martyn Partridge

Environment
Mercury's victims in Kodaikanal
About the liquid metal

Awards
Magsaysay winners:
J.M. Lyngdoh
Shantha Sinha

Cinema
National Films Awards

Industry
Grasim's takeover of L&T cement division

Special Feature: Biotech Revolution

An upsurge in research
Interview: Dr. Manju Sharma
Building expertise
Making the most of a head start
Cutting-edge research

Economic Perspectives
Iraq war & U.S. economy
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Football
A triumph abroad
The saga of East Bengal

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Media and public responsibility
Jayati Ghosh: Guatemala's grandeur and penury
K. Natwar Singh: On vulgar display of wealth
R.K. Raghavan: Policemen as law-breakers
Praful Bidwai: A blow to citizenship rights

Books
Workers and globalisation
review by C.T. Kurien
Living in a state of fear
review by Karin Kapadia

Update
Awards for journalists
Court order on power subsidy