Editor's Notebook: Where is the National Alternative? by N.C., Punjab Vignettes: To Jalandhar and Back by Narendra Sharma, Shame and Sorrow by Shaukin Singh, Punjab Ethos Dead? by Kuldip Nayar, Story of Akal Takht: Rural Development - An Integrated S & T Approach by Hari Narain, Communal Violence in Sri Lanka: Lawasia Team Conclusions and Recommendations, An Overview: Performance of Public Undertakings by Anil Kumar Jain, Industrial Relations in Public and Private Sector by Ruddar Datt, Wife Battering: Part of Dispensation by Veena Joshi, Perspectives for Assam: B.P. Singh, The Basics of Punjab by A.G. Noorani
National Alternative; Jalandhar; Shaukin Singh; Punjab; Akal Takht; Hari Narain; Communal Violence; Sri Lanka; Industrial Relations; Veena Joshi; Assam; A.G Noorani
Editor's Notebook: Musings on Kashmir by N.C., New Hopes on Kampuchea? by Our Diplomatic Correspondent, U.S. Elections- Mondale Platform by Analyst, X-ray of Finance Commission Report by Economist, Meaning of Israeli Poll Results by Christopher S. Raj, Paradox Facing Indian Book Industry by D.R. Mankekar, Dynamics of Development in South Asia by R. Subas, Challenging Multinational Corporation by Fons Van Der Velden, Plan and Planned Development - Case Study of a Primitive Tribe by Sachindra Narayan, Status of Our Women Journalism by R. Akhileshwari, Creches and Day-care: Another View by Mina Swaminathan
Kashmir; U.S. Elections; Finance Commission; Israeli; Book Industry; South Asia; Multinational Corporations; Primitive Tribe; Journalistsl; Mina Swaminathan
Editor's Notebook: Spirit of August Fifteenth by N.C., Sri Lanka: Annihilation Strategy? by Our Diplomatic Correspondent, Lanka Crisis- An Agenda for a Non-violent Solution, The Making of an Indian by P.N. Haksar, Firmly Aligned against War by Tara Ali Baig, The Dying of the Habeas Corpus by Upendra Baxi, Working of State Tube-wells in Phulpur by Kripa Shankar, Bihar- Tribals in Forest Ecology by Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, Some Ideas for Seventh Plan by G. Krishna-Kutty, Making TV Toe the Line by Vimal Balasubrahmanyan, Marxian Economics and LDCs by Jitendra Dholakia, Agranian Reform and Change in India by G.P. Mishra, Enterprise Despite Imperial Odds by Girish Mishra
Editor's Notebook: Action Station by N.C., Threat to UNESCO by S.Viswam, Postscript by Abu, Press, Public and Nuclear Publicity by Robert Ehrlich, Genesis of Partition by Kishan Sarup Thapar, Second Thoughts on 'Secular Democracy' by S. Tasnim Ahmed, Communalism in Retrospect by Bipan Chandra, What is Wrong with Sycophancy? by Upendra Baxi, What Sevetlana Represents, Draconian Eviction Laws, Tripura - Tribal Extremism: Genesis and Growth by K.P. Datta
Editor's Notebook: The Andhra Drama by N.C,, Politics and Religion by Krishna Kant, Realities in Punjab, Amritsar Revisited by Harji Malik, Sikh Personal Law by Satyapal Dang, Minority Rights in Education by N.S. Kapur, In Defence of UNESCO, Militarism and Peace Policy by Baren Ray, Do TUs Care for Women Workers' Interests? by Vimal Balasubrahmanyan, A Constitutional Outrage, Popular Tribunals in Asian Societies by V.R. Krishna Iyer, Finance Commission Report and West Bengal by B.K. Banerji
