Cover Story

'The best window of opportunity since the war began':
N. Ram interviews
Chandrika Kumaratunga
A significant call
by John Cherian
Preparing for talks
by Nirupama Subramanian

Spotlight

Election Commission under CEC M.S. Gill
Interview: M.S. Gill
Elections and criminals

Jammu & Kashmir
Truce and pressures
The Kot Charwal carnage

The States
Veerappan chase and Maran's capture
Bollywood, business and the mafia
Disaster management in Orissa
Jagatsinghpur revisited:
by Archana Prasad
Another Ministry in Manipur
Attack on Subash Ghising
Koel-Karo project controversy:
by Bela Bhatia
About the project

Legislation
The Bill on tobacco products

World Affairs
Jaswant Singh's visit to Myanmar
Fighting fundamentalism in Bangladesh
South Africa: In black and white
For a lasting peace in Colombia
Rebuilding East Timor:
by Xanana Gusmao
A 'conflict' off Hawaii
The strain in Spain:
by Glyn Ford

Aviation
Aero India 2001

Art
Akbar Padamsee's images on the screen:
by Hans Mathews

Essay
India in the politics of the 20th century:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Excellence
Dorothy Hodgkin, scientist for peace:
by S. Chatterjee

Interview
WBCSD president Bjorn Stigson

Pharmaceutical Industry
New drug wars

India & Russia
Clinching the T-90 deal
Fuel for Tarapur

Petroleum Sector
The Exploration Licensing Policy

Politics & Economic Policy
Swadeshi parade in Coimbatore

Analysis
Justice gone awry:
by A.G. Noorani
Of a massacre untold:
by A.G. Noorani
From the Sundarlal Report

Disaster
Earthquake: Questions of building norms
Rebuilding Kutch

Census 2001
The head-count and some gaps

Politics
Hard bargaining in Tamil Nadu
Congress(I)'s strategies

Obituary
Indrajit Gupta, 1919-2001
Donald George Bradman, 1908-2001

Ceremonial
International Fleet Review in Mumbai

Column
Jayati Ghosh:
The passion for downsizing
C.P. Chandrasekhar:
Lessons from the Balco fiasco
Praful Bidwai:
Gujarat's unlearnt lessons

Books
Two tales of a conflict
The moorings of Hindi
review by Sukumar Muralidharan
The tradegy of Hyderabad
review by A.G.Noorani