Cover Essay

The Greater Common Good
By Arundhati Roy
We will drown but we will not move

Politics

Rank uncertainty in the BJP
Continuing crisis in Uttar Pradesh
Revolt in the Congress(I)
The text of the letter

Perspective
The 'stability' plank

Pollution Control
New auto emission norms

The States
Al-Umma in the dock
Assam peace initiative
Mumbai's mafia wars

World Affairs
Scotland: A no-fuss transition
Thondaman's bold gamble
NATO: getting out of control
Disquiet in Europe
The great American prison
Germany: Issues of nationality
Return to the Reichstag
Crackdown on the press in Pakistan
David takes on Goliath-II
Yeltsin strikes again

Photography
Antonio Martinelli's work

Medicine
Interview: Dr. E.S. Krishnamoorthy

Architecture
A heritage structure in Mumbai

Ecology
Fire in U.P. hills
Devastation in Nagarhole Park

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
The final judgment
A commendable role
Out of the TADA net
A mystery solved

Crime
The Jessica Lal murder

Law
The death penalty and some issues

History
Looking back on the Tipu legacy
Attack on Samudaya
Interview: Anne Buddle

Cricket
World Cup stars

Column
A.G. Noorani: The Bajrang Dal menace
Praful Bidwai: For Dalit emancipation
Jayati Ghosh: On being foreign and being nationalist

Books
The English Language
Letters