Editor's Notebook: The Danger Signal by N.C., Midsummer Musings on Ministry-making by Parvatri, A Day of Shame by Anjali Deshpande, International Action for Namibia's Independence by E.S. Reddy, India and Economic Crisis in Africa by K.R. Narayanan, Sri Lanka: The Other Struggle by Amiya Rao, LIC's Motto by H.K. Paranjape, International Terrorism and Role of UN by Vishwa Bandu Gupta, Power Brokers in Voluntary Sector by Sanjit (Bunker) Roy, Sino-Bhutanese Boundary and Implications for India by S.D. Muni, Energy Crisis in Pakistan by Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmed, On Productivity and Unused Capacity by P.K. Gopalkrishnan, Paradoxical Nature of Indo-US Relations by Pushpa Sharma
Editor's Notebook: Black, White and Grey by N.C., Politics of Language by S. Viswam, Punjab and Exodus, Impressions: Punjab: An Uneasy Twilight by Harji Malik, Education: Implementing New Education Policy by Anand Sarup, Assam: Language Politics by Ghanshyam Pardesi, China Today by Satish Chandra, On Productivity and Unused Capacity-II by P.K. Gopalakrishnan, Sengupta Report on Public Sector
Punjab; Language; Anand Sarup; Assam; China; P.K. Gopalkrishnan; Public Sector
Editor's Notebook: Punjab: Dimensions of Crisis by N.C., Spotlight: A Postscript for National Unity by Upendra Baxi, Food and World Bank Politics by Kewal Varma, US Firm for Image-building by Dilip Mukerjee, South Africa: Significance of African and Indian Joint Struggle by E.S. Reddy, Postscript by Abu, Perspective on Belgaum Issue by H.K. Paranjape, Scrapbook: Me and My Uncle Sam by Kaleem Omar, Communalism: Its Facets and Roots by Asghar Ali Engineer, Decline and Fall of Sapru House Library by Girja Kuma, Nagaland: A Problem Unresolved by Ghanshyam Pardesi, Book Review: Intimate Indira by Mohit Sen, Decline of Indian Bureaucracy by P.S. Appu
Punjab; National Unity; World Bank; South Africa; Abu; Belgaum; Kaleem Omar; Communalism; Sapru House; Nagaland; Indian Bureaucracy
Editor's Notebook: Why This Can't by N.C., Pay Commission Report: First Impressions by Ruddar Dutt, Nicaragua: Washington's Total Isolation by B.K. Kaul, Postscript by Abu, Big Business Speak: Intellectual Heritage of Indian Manager by Vinay Bharat Ram, Moving to Twenty-First Century by S. Moolgaokar, Challenge of Change: Private Sector in India by Swraj Paul, Historical Roots of Bihar's Industrial Backwardness-II by Girish Mishra, International Political World Order by V.P. Dutt, Discussion: Voluntary Sector in Historical Perspective by Meher C. Nanavatty, Book Review: Punjab: A Historical Perception by A.S. Narang, India's Development Experience by Kripa Shankar, Education: The Open University by C. Kulsum Reddy
Jagjivan Ram; Pay Commission; Washington; Heritage; Private Sector; Bihar; Political World; Historical Perspective; Open University; C. Kulsum Reddy
Editor's Notebook: Hotting Up with China? by N.C., Faces of Communalism by Observer, Political Arithmetic by C.B. Muthamma, Space and Peace: Dreams, Experience and Possibilities by Yash Pal, India's Foreign Policy: Some Reflections by M.S. Rajan, Southern Africa: Significance of Solidarity by E.S. Reddy, Press Gag Under Botha by G. Krishna Mohan Rao, Voluntary Bodies and Rural Development by Joseph Benjamin, Book Review: The Uluanovsky Theses by Baren Ray, Document: Anatomy of Yugoslav Economy, Media: Communication Vista in Third World Countries by N.V.K Murthy, Women's World: Strategies for Peace- Role of Women by Swapna Biswas, Government Policy for Slum Improvement by Arup Mitra, Protectionism Instead of Restructuring by S.K. Gupta
China; Communalism; Arithmetic; Foreign Policy; Southern Africa; Indian Press; Rural Development; Third World; Slum; S.K. Gupta