Cover Story

Labour and liberalisation
by Sukumar Muralidharan
For pliant labour laws
by V. Sridhar
Labour Commission's contradictions
by T.K. Rajalakshmi
Interviews: Prakash Karat,
Hasubhai Dave,
Gurudas Das Gupta,
Subrata Mukherjee,
M.K. Pandhe
The judicial response
by V. Venkatesan
The challenge in Tamil Nadu
by S. Viswanathan
An attack on unions

Politics
The 'no-confidence' debate

Spotlight
Politics of cow slaughter
The leather industry's concern
Interview: Dr. A. Vaidyanathan
Kerala: Beef without borders

Education
Court verdict on minority institutions

WTO
Developing countries' resistance

India & China
Fences and windows:
by A.G. Noorani
Facts of history

World Affairs
Attack on U.N. headquarters in Iraq
A controversial contract
Liberia: End of a civil war
The Philippines' agriculture in trouble:
by Walden Bello
Promise of peace in Western Sahara
Nepal's monarchy under attack

Handloom Sector
A great tradition in decline

Review Article
A defining document in South Africa

Interview
Savitri Goonesekere on human rights
Safeguarding child rights

Law
Malimath Committee report

Population Policy
Skewed priorities

Technology
Technology Development Board report

Obituary
Adi Amin
Dr. Paul Wilson Brand
by John Daniel

Special Feature: Destination Kerala

Building strong infrastructure
Banking on development
IT: Into the big league
Driving the digital edge
Marketing backwaters

Drug Control
Mashelkar Committee report

Sardar Sarovar Dam
Woes of the displaced

Terrorism

Bomb blasts in Mumbai

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Capital concerns
K. Natwar Singh: Wins vote, loses debate
Jayati Ghosh: Strategy of development
R.K. Raghavan: Managing a modern police force
Praful Bidwai: Keeping out of America's mess

Books
A perspective on decentralisation
review by R. Ramakumar
Books of bias and errors
review by Parvathi Menon