Cover Story

Dalits as victims
Unwilling to act
Maharashtra: Growing unease
Rajasthan: Hostile acts
Bihar: Constant vigil
Tamil Nadu: Little impact
Karnataka: Courts needed
Andhra Pradesh: Many hurdles
Interview: Mukul Wasnik
Tribal travails
Walls in minds

Politics
Karnataka: Power bargain

India & China
Where is the dam?

World Affairs
Afghanistan: Military morass
U.S.: Babel of voices
Pakistan: Battles within
Indonesia: Democratic challenges
Iran: Nuclear duel
Zimbabwe: Finding its feet
Age of crisis
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Travel
In Ladakh: The dizzy heights

Art
Rabia Zuberi:
Gentle rainbow

Perspective
Stunted growth of Indian science

Communalism
Wounds of 1984

Science
LHC: Back to Big Bang
Interview: Steve Myers, Director of Accelerators and Technology, CERN

Scandal
Deep pockets of Jharkhand

Sri Lanka
General alert
U.S.' unusual move

Spotlight
Global gold fever
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Column
C.P. Chandrasekhar: Taxing finance
Bhaskar Ghose: Swine flu panic
R.K. Raghavan: Lessons from Fort Hood
Praful Bidwai: An insecure arsenal

Update
World votes again for Cuba

Books
Elusive homeland
review by Biswamoy Pati
Neighbour's memoir
review by A.G. Noorani
An epic struggle
review by V. Venkatesan

The veil: Identity or modesty?
review by A.G. Noorani