Editorial: Face of the Challenge by S.C., A Pilgrim in Quest of Truth by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's Demographic Future by I.K. Gujral, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Planning for National Reconstruction by Kamal Nayan Kabra, Taking Pride in a Pluralistic Society by Amartya Sen, For a New Thinking on the Partition by Baren Ray, From N.C.'s Writings: Where Left Must Turn, Political Worker Today by Pannalal Dasgupta, Khalistan Within India? by Satyapal Dang, The Republic and the Little Republic by George Mathew, The Ruler Syndrome by Balraj Mehta, Impressions: Sultan Vajpayee: Bearing the Burden of Kavi Jigar Bedardi by Rakesh Gupta, Behind the dismissal of Naval Chief by Analyst, Blue Pencil: Ignoring the History Congress' Stand on National Issues by G.S. Bhargava, Refuse Approval to Patents Ordinance
Editorial: Long Haul Ahead by S.C., WTO and Swadeshi Jagaran Manch by Arun Ghosh, The Other Side of 'Conversion' by B.R. Roy Burman, India and the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty by P.S. Jayaramu, Communism and Communist Society: Reflections on K.N. Raj's Views by Satyapal Dang, Making 73rd Amendment Act more Effective by Mahi Pal, Document: Report on the Anjana Mishra Gangrape Case, Letter from Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee at the Crossroad by Amitava Mukherjee, From N.C.'s Writings: Perspective before Left, South African Tamils and LTTE by Hari Sharan Chhabra, Blue Pencil: Neglecting the Pligh tof Hindu Widows by G.S. Bhargava
Editorial: Democracy under Siege by S.C., Article 356 of the Constitution and the Bihar Scenario by Arun Ghosh, Transfer of Corruption Cases against Jayalalitha: Legal Quagmire of the Centre's Decision by Vijay Kumar, The Real Crisis by Mubashir Hasan, Hype, Dialogue and Nikhilda by Som Benegal, CTBT Issue: Vajpayee Regime's Volte-Face by Prakash Nanda, Media: Editor Cannot be Treated as a Domestic Servant or a Doormat, Editors Guild's Intervention, Revive IPF as a Vehicle of Left Unity by Sumit Chakravartty, Capital Markets in the Period of 'Reforms' by Jay Bhattacharjee, Lessons of the Teachers' Strike by K.R. Shyam Sundar, Tribute: P.N. Haksar by Sailendra Nath Ghosh, Interview: Sheema Kermani on her Dance, Pakistan Indo-Pak Ties, From N.C.'S Writing: Disgrace Abounding, Blue Pencil: Journalists' Professional Struggles in Pakistan and India by G.S. Bhargava, Book Review: Political Signposts of Our Times by Irfan Ahmed, Roots of Unrest in China: 130 Million Unemployed by Batuk Vora, Can the China Knot be Undone? by Harish Chandola
Democracy; Bihar; Legal; Som Benegal; Prakash Nanda, Domestic Servant; Left Unity; Capital Markets; Strike; P.N. Haksar, Indo-Pak; Journalists; China
Editorial: A New Beginning by S.C., Print Media on Devaluation of Editors by Ajit Bhattacharjea, Lahore Summit Documents, Politics of President's rule in Bihar by Arshi Khan, Pokhran-II, India's Security and CTBT Diplomacy by P.S. Jayaramu, Taslime Nasrin: Fundamentalism and State by I.K. Shukla, Panchayati Raj and rural social change: The Experience in West Bengal by Samit Kar, Naxalbari after three decades: Heroes of a Greek Tragedy? by Subhash Gatade, Decolonisation of Western Sahara: UN, Morocco and the Sahrawi Liberation Struggle by Analyst, Blue Pencil: Democracy, Conversion, Fanaticism and Pluralism by G.S. Bhargava, From N.C.'s Writing: The Crisis and Beyond
Editorial: Temporary Respite by S.C., Union Budget 1999-2000: Blinkered Diagnosis and Misdirected Response by Kamal Nayan Kabra, Amending Patents Act: Options before India by Sachin Chaturvedi, An Appeal to Members of Parliament, Railway Budget: Routine Exercise in Uncertain Times by S. Sethuraman, Experience of Russian's 'Reforms': Raw Capitalism threatens emergence of new dictatorship by Fred Weir, The Cry of Sakeena: A Post - Nationalist critique of violence in South Asia by Imtiaz Ahmed, Women's World: Haria Ki Garhi by Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Ghalib in Retrospect by Hasan Abdullah, Blue Pencil: Sports Journalism and Eden Gardens by G.S. Bhargava, From N.C.'s Writings: Ray of Sunshine, Book Review: Beyond Citizenship: Construing Culture and Power by Irfan Ahmad
Union Budget; Capitalism; South Asia; Mirza Ghalib
