Cover Story

Brutal end
Human rights and the march of empire
Libya: Ruthless theatre
Next target, Syria
Scramble for Africa
Transition time in Egypt

Movements
Team Anna in the dock

Public Health

Encephalitis deaths in U.P.

Death Penalty
Need for clarity

Mining

Goa’s pits of corruption
Interview: Manohar Parrikar, PAC Chairman

World Affairs
Targeting Iran
Tale of Cuban Five
Soccer capitalism in the U.K.
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Natural Science
Pesky pests

Interview
A.R. Rahman: Music for the future

Cinema
Politics of the visual

Institutions
CAG’s activism

The Judiciary
Justice Dinakaran issue: Unhealthy precedent

Spotlight
Dantewada’s dilemma

Nobel Prize
Chemistry: The crystal gazer

Labour Issues
Truce for now at Maruti

Education

Rule of unreason in Delhi University

Art
Gulam Sheikh’s message

Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Anti-capitalist turn
Bhaskar Ghose: Matter of honour
Jayati Ghosh: Sinking ship
R.K. Raghavan: Stocks of scandal
Praful Bidwai: Elusive justice

Books
Enigma of Gujarat
review article by V. Venkatesan
Azad's tragedy
review by A.G. Noorani
Dickens at 200
review by Jenny Uglow
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Update
Accord in Uthapuram
Uphaar fire: Reduced liability

Also
Letters