Cover Story

A decade of shame
A tale of two reports
`SIT too works for victims'
Standing up to the state
Interview: R.B. Sreekumar
The police diary
Interview: Sanjiv Bhatt
High Court censure
Negligence and inaction

Assembly Elections
Uttar Pradesh: Advantage Mulayam

Defence
Interceptor missile: Successful launch

Controversy
ISRO/Antrix-Devas deal: Procedures & lapses

Scandal
Spectrum shocks

Environment

Flamingoes in Mumbai: Halting the pink tide

Obituary
Whitney Houston: Every woman's diva
© Guardian News & Media 2012
The trailblazer
© Guardian News & Media 2012

Reservation

A fair deal for Muslims

Livelihood Issues
Karnataka: Woes of nomadic tribes

Gender Issues
Diluting Domestic Violence Act

Interview

Richard M. Stallman on the future of free software

Focus: DRDO
Indian eye in the sky
Microwave masters

Maritime Trade
Waiting for cargo
Terminal trouble
Interview: K. Mohandas
Interview: Rizwan Soomar

Column
C.P. Chandrashekar: The Chinese way
Bhaskar Ghose: Democracy in action
Praful Bidwai: Reining in Israel
R.K. Raghavan: Murder in school
Jayati Ghosh: Capital concerns

Update
Gen. V.K. Singh: The waiting game

Books
Horrors of Partition
review article by A.G. Noorani
Policing problems
review article by R.K. Raghavan
The book of Jobs
review article by N. Nagaraj
Dilli & New Delhi
review by A.G. Noorani

Also
Letters