Cover Story

Neoliberal march
Editorial: Not for `aam aadmi'
Pushing reforms
Danger of inflation
Fiscal roadblock
Less for the poor
Seductive sophistry
Enabling whom?

India & Pakistan
Rebuilding trust

The States
Tamil Nadu: Status of Dalits

The Judiciary
CBI & the States

Social Issues
Haryana: Khap terror

World Affairs
Mossad murder in Dubai
Iraq elections & U.S' worries

Afghanistan: U.S' technology spectacles mask weaknesses

Travel
Minoan marvel

Essay
Kashmir: Accord and discord

Spotlight

Kenneth Anderson: Hunter's tales

Reports
Youth and an indifferent state

Focus: Tourism in West Bengal
Ideal destination
Interview: Manabendra Mukherjee, West Bengal Tourism Minister

Controversy

M.F. Husain: an artist's alienation
Shock and shame

Communalism
Karnataka: Protest against Taslima's article

Planning
Eleventh Plan: A people's appraisal

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Tinkering with crops
Praful Bidwai: War on Maoists
R.K. Raghavan: Mossad under scrutiny

Books
Incomplete scan
review by C.T. Kurien
Rivers and rights
review by R. Uma Maheshwari
Cities as twins
review by A.G. Noorani
Survival tips
review by John M. Alexander

Update
Ice on the moon
Iran: Arrest of a terrorist