Cover Story
J.M. Lyngdoh's secular intervention
by Sukumar Muralidharan
V. Venkatesan
Quiet efficiency
Yatra drama
by Dionne Bunsha
An explosive experiment
What the numbers indicate
Lessons from Kashmir
by Praveen Swami

The Bofors Case
Towards trial

China

A change of leadership

Iraq
A consensus for war
Front against aggression

Taxation
The Vijay Kelkar report

Corporate Affairs
Bill Gates visit to India
A grant and a controversy

Spotlight
A Cauvery debate
by Ramaswamy R. Iyer

The States
Idols smuggled into temple
Hunger deaths in Baran
Uttar Pradesh's political farce
The Ansal Plaza shooting
Geelani's case
A saffron offensive in Kerala
Bihar: The absconding accused

Politics
Congress(I) Chief Ministers' meet

World Affairs
Sri Lanka: Talks and tribulations
Perpetuating a peace process
Israel in election mood
Islamist Party wins in Turkey
U.S.: A Republican victory
War in Ivory Coast
Afghan women's plight
Numbers game in Pakistan
A controversial move
Roadblocks to SAARC summit

Review Article
An intellectual giant
by A.G. Noorani

Literature
Imret Kertesz's work

Health
`Flying hospital' in Chennai
A surgical feat

Focus: Orissa Tourism
A visitors' delight
Temples and traditions
Showcasing nature

Sport
The Sunita Rani episode
On cricket hooliganism
An alternative to the Duckworth-Lewis method

Telecom
Global turmoil

Environment
A case for nuclear energy

Controversy
Row over a Tamil Nadu temple

Art
Apurva Desai's work
by Suneet Chopra

Column
K. Natwar Singh: Keep the diplomatic door open
Harsh Mander: Dalits, Savaged by tradition
Jayanti S. Ravi: Oases of excellence
R.K. Raghavan: Crimes in cyberspace
C.P. Chandrasekhar: On the Twelfth Finance Commission
Praful Bidwai: Delhi `encounter'

Books
On the tiger trail
review by Parvathi Menon
Politics of non-violence
review by S.P. Udayakumar
A nuclear neighbourhood
review by K.P. Fabian
Disservice to truth
review by A.G. Noorani

Update
Out of jail
A judicial rap
International award for journalist