Editor's Notebook: The Hours Before Dawn by N.C., Indo-Pak Accord and Divergences by G.M., A Future for Astrologers by C.N.C., Hallelujahs for Dictatorship? by Our Diplomatic Correspondent, Euromissiles Stalemate by O.N. Mehrotra, Problems and Priorities by K.P. Mishra, Cakewalk in Karnataka? by Our Special Correspondent, Justice Terrorism by Upendra Baxi, Punjab Situation by Indrajit Singh, Midnight's Children by Tariq Ali, Illiterate, but Wise and Brave by Anjali Deshpande, Rise of Militarism in Japan by George Paul, Recession: Monopolists and Communists by M.P.T. Acharya, Strategies for Eighties by J.C. Kapur
Political Notebook: Privilege and Prestige by C.N. Chitta Ranjan; An Eye-opener for Muslims by Pran Chopra, Congress and Regional Forces by Girish Mathur, Running Down the Green Revolution by Economist, West Asia: Reagan's Game by Christopher S. Raj, Conflicts in Access to Food by Amartya Sen, Draft International Code on Pharmaceuticals, Yugoslavia's Role: Past and Present by Miljan Komatina, Police Misbehaviour by Anjali Deshpande, Black Money Menace by Girish Mishra, Law as Instrument of Change by P.N. Bhagwati, Reagan's Dangerous Cliche by Sidney Lens
Press Commission; Secularism; Congress; Green Revolution; West Asia; Amartya Sen; UN; UNCTAD; Yugolslavia; Miljan Komatina; Indian Police; Anjali Deshpande; Black Money; Indian Law; Ronald Wilson Reagan; Soviet Union
Editor's Notebook: Critical Contours by N.C., Left: Time for Shake-up by C.N. Chitta Ranjan, Karnataka: The Fading of Charm by Special Correspondent, Andhra Pradesh: Not Only Indira's Defeat by Aparajita, Tripura: Return of Left Front by B.P. Singh, Chinese Data and Amartya Sen by K.N. Raj, South Africa: Unrelenting Struggle by M.Moolla, Punjab: Issues and Complications by Satyapal Dang, A Hungarian Viewpoint by Andras Balogh, A New Woman by Anjali Deshpande, Tasks for New Year by K. Saradamoni, Controversy over Recession by Indradeep Sinha, Festival Without A Face by R. Raina, British Rule and Marxism by Kamal Nayan Kabra, Affluent Society's 'New Poor' Democracy in Word and Dead by Mike Davidow
Congress; Indira Gandhi; C.N. Chitta Ranjan; Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh; Tripura; Left Front; Amartya Sen; M.Moolla; South Africa; Freedom Struggle; Punjab; Hungarian; Anjali Deshpande; Recession; Film Festivals; British Rule; Marxism; Democracy
Editor's Notebook: Choice before Republic by N.C., Seculariam: A National Challenge by Syed Mir Qasim, Meaning of Secularism by Krishan Kant, Tamil Nadu and Tamils in Sril Lanka: Playing with Fire? by S.Viswam, Four Years of Assam Problem: Procrastination and Pursuit by T.S. Murty, National Integration & Such Other Words by Jaswant Singh, Untouchability and Social Change by S.P. Punalekar, Protective Discrimination and Education by N. Jayaram, 'Islamic' Economic Thinking at Crossroads by Ali Ashraf, Socialism, Constitution, and Country by Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy, Politicians, Film Stars and Other Irrelevances by G.N. Acharya, Lala Lajpat Rai as a Journalist by Prem Kumar, Sino-Soviet Prospect for 1983 by Dev Muraka, How is India Doing? by Amartya Sen, India's Security Options by B.M. Jain, Security Perspectives in Eighties by R.R. Subramanian, Whither Technology Policy? by Dinesh Abrol, Power of Print by H.Y. Sharada Prasad, Women's World: ... Still there by Anjali Deshpande, A Great Marxist Contribution by Mohit Sen, Time and Creativity by Chandra Chari
Republic; Secularism; Untouchability; Economy; Assam; Security; Women; Sino-Soviet; Tamils; Srilanka; Lajpat Rai; Constitution; Jaswant Singh; S. P. Punalekar; N. Jayaram; Ali Ashraf; Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy; G. N. Acha; Marxism; Technology; Policy, Power of Print; Islamic; Economic Thinking; National Integration; Art & Culture; Film Star; Politician
Editor's Notebook: After Delhi by N.C., Assam by C.N. Chitta Ranjan, Chinese Claims on Indian Border by T.S.Murty, Preview at Managua by A.W. Singham, Amartya Sen vs K.N. Raj on Chinese Data; Indo-Pak Relations: Portents and Uncertainties by Partha S. Ghosh, Akali Communalism: Genesis and Implications by K.S. Thapar, Sino-Soviet Sophistication by Dev Murarka, Trade and Politics for 1980s by Georgi Arbatov, Declaration on Disarmament, Design for Living by N.C.
