Cover Story

Taking on Maoists
The war zone
Jharkhand: See-saw battle
Chhattisgarh: Living in fear
Maharashtra: Resurgent cadre
"Andhra model"
Revival plan
Orissa: Spreading fast
West Bengal: Long-term plans
Interview: Prakash Karat
Interview: Koteswar Rao, CPI(Maoist) leader
Interview: Ajai Sahni
Lessons from Nepal

Natural Disaster
Karnataka: After the deluge
Andhra Pradesh: In full fury

The States
Kerala: A land battle
Interview: A.K. Balan, Minister

Crime
Madhya Pradesh: Targeting an activist

World Affairs
Obama's policy: Carrot and stick
A new tactic in Myanmar?
Galapagos in peril
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Environment
Changing Kodaikanal

Awards

Haunting melodies
Interview: Manna Dey

Human Development Report
For a better life

Social Issues

Tamil Nadu: Chasing spirits
Ritual whipping

The Judiciary
Controversial choice

Nobel Prize
Award for promises
Unravelling genetic secrets

Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Why dollar rules
Jayati Ghosh: Tuition culture
R.K. Raghavan: Handling naxalism
Bhaskar Ghose: Pakistan fixation

Books
Difficult legacy
Facets of Nehru
Courts & governance
Was JFK great?