Cover Story

Congress on top
Interview: Digvijay Singh
Interview: Rajnath Singh
Maharashtra: Victory by default
Rising cousin
Wounded tiger
Haryana: Tenuous hold
Interview: Ajay Singh Chautala
Arunachal Pradesh: Uphill tasks
China factor

Communalism

Karnataka: `Love jehad' bogey
Kerala: Divisive debate

Social Issues
A Dalit struggle for temple entry
The Melavalavu verdict

Nobel Prize
Protein machinery
Masters of light

World Affairs
India & China: Friendship first
Sri Lanka: Fund of troubles
SLFP: Growing strains
Gaddafi's great about-face
Microsoft's monopoly in danger
© New York Times News Service

Travel
Across Zanskar valley

Cinema
Global glimpses

Governance
Delhi: Mission Convergence
Open debate
Saving with FOSS
Royalty and RTI

Public Health
Maternal tragedies

Focus: DRDO
Breaking new ground
Of men and minds

Scandal
PF scam: Evidence in peril
Death unexplained

Climate Change
Polluter politics

Column
R.K. Raghavan:Cyber challenges
Praful Bidwai: Climate & credibility
Jayati Ghosh: How real is `reality'

C.P. Chandrashekhar:
The monetary lever

Update
British economy in the red
© Guardian News & Media 2009
Tamil Nadu: Court indicts police

Books
Voice of the South
review by Vijay Prashad
Burden of history
review by Shelley Walia
Limits of power
review by A.G.Noorani