Cover Story

India and China: Moving closer
by John Cherian
Business as bridge:
by Parvathi Menon
Beyond boundaries:
by Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea

Politics

An upbeat Left
A perspective on foreign capital
Interview: Prakash Karat, general secretary, CPI(M)
Of social justice and gender equality
Interview: Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Interview: Jyoti Basu
Conflict in the Sangh Parivar
BJP's `proud' milestones
Kerala: Congress in crisis

Water Resources
A dispute in the Krishna basin
Andhra Pradesh's case

The States
Morality check in Mumbai
Death by hunger in Madhya Pradesh
Caste injustice in Haryana

World Affairs
Anti-Japan protests in China
A new phase in Iraq
The mixed legacy of John Paul II
Women in the papal vision
Mugabe's triumph
L'affaire Equatorial Guinea

Nature
Pothigai's beauty:
by Ian Lockwood

Review Article
Prelude to storms:
by A.G. Noorani

Obituary
Saul Bellow

Art
The creative edge of Marxism:
by Suneet Chopra

Media
The advent of community radio
Public interest vs privacy

Cinema
Pervez Hoodbhoy's film on Kashmir:
by Vasantha Surya

Events
Dandi March 2005
A turning point in history
In the Mahatma's footsteps

Economic Perspectives
Reading the fundamentals:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Tsunami & Rehabilitation
Back on track
Dalits, a neglected lot

India and Pakistan

A realistic approach
Behind the game
Bonhomie at the border
A message from POK
A smooth run

Disaster
Death in the Narmada

Column
Praful Bidwai: Convulsions in the Parivar
Bhaskar Ghose: Strife within
R.K. Raghavan: A policeman speaks out

Books
Politics of globalisation:
review by C.T.Kurien
A case for a public inquiry:
review by Usha Ramanathan
Unequal citizens:
review by Nalini Taneja

Also
The English Language
Letters