Cover Story

The Uttar Pradesh drama
by Purnima S. Tripathi
Interview: Mulayam Singh Yadav
BJP's calculated risk
Interview: Kalyan Singh
The Taj project impact
Congress(I)'s game plan
Interview: Ajit Singh

Terrorism
The peace meltdown in Kashmir
Death of Ghazi Baba
The new pawns

Communalism
Saffron strategy in Maharashtra

Foreign Policy
Ariel Sharon in India
A record of terror

Inter-State Council
Consensus on Article 356

The States
Tamil Nadu: A united Opposition
A model cooperative in Maharashtra
Naga curbs on history research
Karnataka's power woes

WTO
Evading Third World concerns
The drugs deal

World Affairs
North Korea: Stalemate at talks
U.S. clueless in Baghdad
The Hutton probe in U.K.
An LTTE conclave in Paris
Sri Lanka gears up for polls
Preparing for election in Russia

Essay
The forgotten war in Afghanistan
by Aijaz Ahmad

Events
An exhibition of old maps
Interview: John Keay

Review Article
Is it America that they hate?
by A.G. Noorani

Medicine
On Assisted Reproductive Technology
Interview: Dr. Hugo C. Verhoeven

Public Health
HIV-AIDS: A health care emergency

Art
Subaltern Man
by Hans Varghese Mathews

Defence
IAF's challenging sorties

Livelihood Issues
Adivasis under threat

Media
Star News and changing norms

Special Feature: Rajasthan

State of resurgence
Special growth areas
For meaningful governance
Food security with multiple goals
Power for the future

Ayodhya

ASI report under scrutiny
Interview: Irfan Habib
Interview: Suraj Bhan
Kalyan Singh's dilemma

Column
K. Natwar Singh: In the name of liberation
Bhaskar Ghose: A mirror up to nature
Praful Bidwai: Big setback for BJP
Jayati Ghosh: A case for derailing Cancun
R.K. Raghavan: Tackling terrorism