Cover Story

Myth vs Science
Political project
BJP, then and now
Interview: Suraj Bhan
Myth, history and politics
A bridge too far

Deprivation

Starving in Madhya Pradesh

Banking
Ring-fencing banks

Controversy
Toxic toys

Media
Question of ethics

Education
Culture policing in schools

World Affairs

Russia's bombshell
Putin's politics
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Japan: Exit Abe
Iraq: Deeper into morass
U.S. General in denial
Bangladesh: Politics behind bars
Turkey: Confident state

Art
Grandeur in caves

Special Feature: Karnataka

Superpower State
Plan and progress
Industrial leap
Banking gains
Enhanced care
ISRO's strides
In public interest

Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Dear wheat
Jayati Ghosh: Unhealthy state
Bhaskar Ghose: Population bomb
R.K. Raghavan: Missing in Portugal
Praful Bidwai: The question of faith

Books
A human story
review by Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta
Speech as action
review by A.G. Noorani
Cold War's lessons

Also
The English Language
Letters
Naxalism in Chhattisgarh

Update
Foot & mouth again
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