Cover Story

The adoption market
by Asha Krishnakumar
Complaints from foreign adopters
Adoption agencies in Tamil Nadu
Cradle babies
The racket in Andhra Pradesh
by Ravi Sharma
The adoption nightmare
by Dionne Bunsha
Legal loopholes
by Siddharth Narrain
Asha Krishnakumar
Interview: Dr. Aloma Lobo, Chairperson, CARA

Politics
BJP beaten and bruised

Civil Aviation
The Boeing deal

Social Issues
Nikahnama, reluctant reform
Interview: Abdur Rahim Querishi

The States
An expressway blocked in Karnataka
Witch-hunts in Orissa
A police initiative
Rooted in backwardness

Nuclear Issues
The divide at NPT review conference:
by Vijay Prashad
Dialogue as deterrent

World Affairs
Blair's defeat in victory
The homing of a terrorist
The end of a dissenter in Sri Lanka
Celebrating Soviet heroism
War and victory - some lasting images
Iraq on the road to chaos

Science

Astrophysics in polar ice:
by Vijaya Swaminath

Review Article
American power:
by A.G. Noorani

Reports
Progress for Children: UNICEF report

Defence
INS Kadamba in Karwar

Space
Another PSLV launch success

Interview
Interview: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj

Gender Issues
A battle won in Himachal Pradesh

Special Feature: Andhra Pradesh
Turning to the farm sector
An inviting environment for industry
Aggresive in IT

Column
R.K. Raghavan: For trouble-free elections
Jayati Ghosh: Conflict of interests in the UPA
Praful Bidwai: The UPA's environmental record
Bhaskar Ghose: English, and our Indian identity

Spotlight
Sufi resurgence in Punjab

Power Sector
A crisis in Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu
AIADMK sweep

Books
On the lion's trail
review by S. Theodore Baskaran
Is globalisation irreversible?
review by V. Sridhar

Also
The English Language
Letters