Cover Story

The assassination and after
by V.S. Sambandan
Lakshman Kadirgamar: A profile
Above all divisions:
by Lionel Fernando
A friend of India
by John Cherian
The path ahead:
by Jayadeva Uyangoda

Nanavati Commission Report
The untold story
Interview:Jagdish Tytler
The elusive truth
The probe series
Indelible memories

Parliament House Attack
Lessons in a verdict

The States
Mumbai: After the deluge
Politics of relief
Andhra Pradesh: Crackdown on naxalites
Epidemic in a tribal belt
Slopes of misery

World Affairs
U.N. seat: A setback for India
A tactical retreat from Gaza
The Aceh accord
Korean nuclear `consensus'
Iran's nuclear gambit
Snap polls in Japan
Hope for the Cuban five
Wal-Martisation of commerce:
by Vijay Prashad

History
Restoration of Kangla Fort

Review Article
Jinnah and Partition:
by A.G. Noorani
Congress and `nationalist' Muslims

Music
The Baul singers of West Bengal

Development Issues
Marginalisation of Jarawas:
by Pankaj Sekhsaria
Policy and problems

Anthropology
Africans in India:Interview with Helene Basu

Nuclear Issues
Interview:Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

Economic Perspectives
Status quo on software patents:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Politics
The feuding cousins of Shiv Sena

Focus: Sethusamudram Project & Tuticorin

A tale of two projects
The DCI's role
Fishermen's protest

Essay
The `withdrawal' hoax in Gaza:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: The image-building fallacy
R.K. Raghavan: The role of police during riots
Praful Bidwai: The high road to peace
Jayati Ghosh: The big difference between India and China

Books
Women and development
review by Pooja Satyogi
Dimensions of legal aid
review by V. Venkatesan
The undying Malthusian arithmetic
review by T.K. Rajalakshmi

Also
The English Language
Letters