Cover Story

Rising from the ruins
Interview: G.L. Peiris, Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister
Playing catch-up

Assembly Elections
Gujarat: Modi versus the rest

Politics
Kejriwal's shock strategy

Social Issues

Haryana: Hisar's shame
Khap and the government

Spotlight
Land reforms: Grounds for hope

World Affairs

Pakistan: A lost opportunity
Cuba: Untold story
A Norwegian Minister of Indian origin
Nobel Peace Prize for E.U.

Essay
Frantz Fanon: The philosophical revolutionary

Heritage

Bamiyan and beyond

History
Anti-Sikh riots: Ending the silence

Diplomacy
Idolising Bhishma Pitamahas

Armed Forces
Pay and pain

Nobel Prize
Chemistry Nobel for U.S. scientists
French-American duo share Physics Nobel

Obituary
Yash Raj Chopra: Hit maker
Sunil Gangopadhayay: Irreverent romantic

Movements
Kerala: Litter divide

Livelihood Issues
Politics of waste

Column
Sashi Kumar: Digital capitalism
Jayati Ghosh: Understanding economics

The Nation
Indian twins: Growth and hunger
New Delhi: Sticking to old times
Uttar Pradesh: Wait and watch
New Delhi: Kingfisher's grounded staff

Science Notebook
Co₂ can crack ice
The burden of TB
New cosmic ray
Gravity influences immunity

World View
Cambodia: Sihanouk legacy
United States: Jail for Rajat Gupta
United States: Armstrong banned

Data Card
Facts about clinical trials

Books
Democracy's challenges:
review by V. Venkatesan
Understanding Sen:
review by Lyla Bavadam
NAM, a review:
review by G. Srinivasan
Emotionally flat:
review by William Radice