Cover Story

Final act
What next?
Civilian tragedy
The Indian stand
Political tension
New configurations and constraints

Corporate Crime
Satyam: Far from the truth

The States
Karnataka: Taliban in saffron
Interview: Paromitha Vohra, media activist
Orissa: Chilling memories
West Bengal: Brewing trouble
Delhi: Housing bubble

World Affairs
Pakistan: Pay-up time
Afghanistan: Obama deadlier than Bush
Somalia: New chapter
East Asia: Navigating to safety
Bolivia: Voting yes

Development
Road to progress in Arunachal Pradesh

Interview
Richard M. Stallman, founder, Free Software Foundation

Astronomy

Galileo: Heretic to hero
Through the reading glasses

Environment
Tim Flannery, Australian scientist and environmentalist

Livelihood Issues
NREGA: Work in progress

Legislation
Failing unorganised workers

Column
R.K. Raghavan: For real autonomy
Praful Bidwai: Institutional coup
Bhaskar Ghose: A prayer for my country
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Asian downturn
Jayati Ghosh: Public health concerns

Obituary
Nagesh

Election Commission
Debate on propriety

Books
Analysing activism
review by V. Venkatesan
Perspectives on growth
review by C.T. Kurien
Know the English
review by A.G. Noorani
Jehad and the truth

Also
The English Language
Letters