Cover Story

Bankrupt campaign
by Sukumar Muralidharan
A coalition's woes
by V. Venkatesan
Congress(I) on the defensive
by Purnima S. Tripathi
The Left agenda
Real issues on the back burner:
U.P.: Feel good wearing thin
Bihar: Domination of the caste factor
Haryana: Challenges before Chautala
Rajasthan: Signs of discontent
M.P.: Maintaining the momentum
H.P.: The return of the strongman
Jammu & Kashmir: Two parties, one voice
Punjab: Avoiding sensitive issues
Gujarat: Advantage Modi, thanks to Congress
Maharashtra: Issues galore, loyalties divided
Orissa: Backwardness and a mood of cynicism
West Bengal: Bucking the trend, consistently
Northeast: Of charisma and unkept promises
The southern scene:
Karnataka: Resentment, not a wave yet
Andhra Pradesh: Lack of an alternative vision
Tamil Nadu: Summer of discontent

The States
Best Bakery case for retrial

Jammu & Kashmir
Campaign with guns
The long arm of Lashkar

Drought

Driven to death, in Kerala
The cascading effect
Tribal misery
A man-made drought?

Diplomacy
India-China: On the right track

International Trade
The regional route

World Affairs
NATO encircling Russia
The spectre of Cold Peace
Rwanda: Remembering a genocide
Nepal: Political action for democracy
Musharraf's march into a minefield
by Rahul Bedi
Tough territory
Community living in Germany
by Mukul Sharma

Heritage
Kashmir's composite culture
by Benoy K. Behl

Books
Irrigation tanks and power relations
review by M.V. Ramana
Who runs Britian?
review by Roy Hattersley
(Guardian News Service)

Review Article
The nuclear equation
by A.G. Noorani

Reports
A silent emergency

Biotechnology
Biosafety to the fore
by Suman Sahai

Bhopal Gas Tragedy
U.S. court's historic ruling
Interview:H. Rajan Sharma

Astronomy
Nainital Observatory reborn

Special Feature: Science For All

Science for social progress
A celestial transit
Interview: M.V. Kamath
Interview: V.S. Ramamurthy
Interview: Dr.V.B. Kamble

Economic Perspectives
What the rising rupee signals
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Sri Lanka
The fall of Karuna

Iraq
Joint resistance

Cricket
India's historic victory
Lara's record

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: The 'historical struggle' in Iraq
K. Natwar Singh: A campaign goes awry
Jayati Ghosh: Pleasure and pain in Pakistan
R.K. Raghavan: Could 9/11 have been prevented?
Praful Bidwai: The Congress' paradox

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