Editorial: In Splendid Isolation by S.C., Real Face of BJP by Siddharth Varadarajan, Tribute: Amiyadi by Sumit Chakravartty, Emergency: What it Meant by Amiya Rao, B.G. Rao, Pains of Growth by Sharat Kumar, Kerala: The People's Verdict by J. Prabhash, Letter from Karachi: Where law does not prevail by Sa'adat Rizvi, Malaise of our technological Research by D.P. Sen, Impressions: Creating a 'Bonsai Culture' by Vinod, Book Review: Well-Documented analysis of ethnic problem of Sri Lanka by Partha S. Ghosh, Out of step with tomorrow by Vijaylakshmi Balakrishnan, The missing children, Focus on Habitat II Conference: Participation of People, but which People by Jai Sen, A Failure in the Making, The Child and the Habitat Agenda by R. Padmini
Editorial: Unity and Struggle by S.C., J&K Elections: Undemocratic in every sense by Rana A. Siddiqui, How Kashmiris reacted by Nilofar Suhrawardy, Russian presidential poll: Priorities of the Yeltsin Regime by Fred Weir, Political Process and role of Election Commission by N.A. Karim, Karnataka's Agriculture Policy by Sachin Chaturvedi, Whose Habitat? Whose Agenda? by Razia Ismail Abbasi, Focus on Habitat II Conference: Will Habitat II result in New rules on Housing rights? by Scott Leckie, The Urban Imperative and Heritage by Sayed S. Shafi, Focus on Habitat II Conference: Childspeak: Voices of Homeless Children from Mumbai, How China deals with Corruption by Batuk Vora
Political Notebook: Amidst Scandals, a ray of Hope by S.C., Save the Himalayas, Shedding 'stability' for Change by B.G. Verghese, Elections and Democracy by Pushkar, UP Election results: SP-BSP division comes to BJP's Aid by Kripa Shankar, Trends in the Party System by Sudha Pai, Document: United Front's Policy Statement, Bangladesh Polity at the Crossroads by M.J. Vinod, Post-Congress India: A Prospect by I.K. Shukla, Waiting for Zyuganov: Rethinking Marxism's Impasse by Dayan Jayatilleka
Lok Sabha; Congress; Bangladesh; Democracy; Marxism; Srilanka
Editorial: The Enemy within by S.C., Report from Kashmir: Elections, Sarkari Militants and Rule of Law by Kuldip Nayar, Impressions of Bangladesh Poll by Nikhil Chakravartty, Rejoinder: Gandhi and Bhagat Singh by A.G. Noorani, Reply: The writing of History by Anil Nauriya, Dinesh D'Souza: Gunga Din of American Conservatives by Batuk Vora, BJP, Elections and Minorities by Ashghar Ali Engineer, Turkic peoples of former Soviet Union by Turkkaya Ataov, Rais Ahmed: A Personal Tribute by Zahida Zaidi, Key to Survival, Development, Creativity: A Report on the first Rais Ahmed Memorial Lecture, Is Historicism the Alternative to Historical Materialism? by Sharad Patil, Women's World: Misconceptualised National Policy for Women by Saraswati Haider
Bangladesh; Kashmir; BJP; National Policy; Soviet Union; Bhagat Singh
Editorial: Hostage of Spurious Logic by S.C., India's Retreat on CTBT: Dangerous "National Security" Syndrome by Praful Bidwai, CTBT: A Nehruvian Perspective by Saumitra Mohan, From the roaring of a Lion to the Bleating of a Sheep: Pathetic decline of India's voice in world affairs by N.A. Karim, Restrictive economic policies, globalisation and workers' interests, Tribute: A Beacon to Generations by Narendra Reddy, Impressions: Recalling Emergency on Black Anniversary by Kuldip Nayar, United Front of Leftists with the Congress by Arun Prokas Chatterjee, Left Front at its Lowest Level of Understanding by Pradhan H. Prasad, Demand for a Hill State in UP: New Realities by Pradeep Kumar, Musings: Comrades, is the Revolution on? by Som Benegal, Bangladesh Poll: SAARC observers' Assessment, PM promises review of Tehri Dam by Tarun Bose
Bangladesh; Hill State; Left Front; Kuldip Nayar; Black Anniversary; Congress; Comrades; Revolution; SAARC