Cover Story

War and resistance
by Sukumar Muralidharan
Gains and losses
by Atul Aneja
Interview: with Noam Chomsky
by V. K. Ramachandran
The war of occupation:
by Aijaz Ahmad
A range of responses
by John Cherian
Interview: Prakash Karat
Interview: Surendra K. Arora
An illegal war
by V. Sridhar
Coalition without credibility
Interview: Dr. P. V. Unnikrishnan
The political economy of war
The ground realities
by Kesava Menon
History of subversion
Isolated yet unfazed
by Sridhar Krishnaswami
Rachel Corrie's courage

Ayodhya
The ASI excavation
by Purnima S. Tripathi

Electoral Reforms
Of candidates and antecedents

Sri Lanka
Peace talks and beyond
The sinking of a ship

The States
Manoeuvres in Jharkhand
Tension in the Palk Strait
Concerns in Mannar
Terror in Mumbai
Conviction in Maken murder case
Shiv Sena and Dalits

Labour Issues

Silicosis deaths in Pondicherry
A certain killer
Broken lives

World Affairs
Leadership change in China
The trial of Soe Myint
Youth for a cause
Prisoners of the Empire
The assassination of Djindjic
Talks and fears in Nepal
Iraq's past in peril

Art
Miriam Schapiro's work:
by K.S. Srinivasa Murthy

Books
A fascinating narrative
review by M.S. Prabhakara

Review Article
Irish lessons for Kashmir:
by A.G. Noorani

Book Excerpts
Iravatham Mahadevan's
Early Tamil Epigraphy

Events
Rediscovering the diaspora
by Shubha Singh

Education
The admissions conundrum
Testing time in Andhra Pradesh

Science
Interview: Eli Yablonovitch

Defence
A credible nuclear deterrent?
by Rahul Bedi
A force to tackle terror attacks

Medicine
A mystery killer
Hard cures
by Abraham Verghese

Obituary
Iqbal Ghani Khan, 1953 - 2003

Cricket

Lessons from a shock-and-awe final
by Kanta Murali
Selecting the World XI
Sachin Tendulkar's feat

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Defying international law
Jayati Ghosh: The U.S. as Unabomber
Bhaskar Ghose: What a lovely war!
Praful Bidwai: An agenda for global hegemony
R.K. Raghavan: Human rights concerns

Update
Reactors for Koodankulam
A Judge'e exit
PUCL award for journalist
III-treatment of Indians in Malaysia