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A new era in Bihar
by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Interview: Nitish Kumar
Social justice and new challenges
Interview: Ramvilas Paswan
Neat and determined
A vote for change
by Purnima S. Tripathi

Crime
Abu Salem: A life on the dark side
Changing face of Chambal

Extremism
The Jehanabad jailbreak
Time for blame game

Terrorism
An Indian casualty in Afghanistan

Interview

CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu

Environment
Harbouring danger at Alang
Pressures of monitoring

The States
Narendra Modi in the dock
Prolonged trials
Justice and undying fears
STF indicted

World Affairs
Bush in China
Bangladesh: Wave of terror
Sharon's bombshell
Iraq: Burnt with phosphorous
New President for Sri Lanka
The LTTE's silent vote
SAARC: A summit of promise

River Valley Projects
The long wait for relief
Distorting the rules
Countdown for Tehri

Education
The Navnirmiti experiment

Labour Issues
Unsettled lives of the Ouds

Focus: Railways in Kolkota
Howrah's century
Another terminal
Metro matters

Focus: Visakha Utsav 2005
The mega festival
A tourist paradise
Packages for pilgrims

Focus: MTNL-Delhi
In quest of excellence
Interview: A.K. Arora, Excutive Director, MTNL-Delhi

Controversy
A dispute revived in Belgaum
A troubled legacy

India & Iran
Stepping back

Column
Jayati Ghosh: Economists and 'free trade'
Bhaskar Ghose: The right to speak freely
Praful Bidwai: Heading for Mandal Mark-II?
R.K. Raghavan: An open letter to Nitish Kumar

Books
Exploring multiculturalism
review by K.N. Panikkar
Predisposed to patriarchy
review by Biswamoy Pati

Also
The English Language
Letters
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