Frontline-Vol. 28 :: No. 26 Dec 17 - 30, 2011

Cover Story Retreat on retail Interview: Montek Singh Ahluwalia Claims of consensus Interview: Anand Sharma Sustained resistance Producers' plight Interview: Vijay Jawandhia Traders' concern For a slice of the pie Interview: T. Vellaiyan Experience so far U.S.: Shop and awe The States Goa: 50 years on Belgaum again

Manipur: Dealing with drug abuse World Affairs Pakistan & U.S.: Strained tiesSyria: Civil war loomsUAE's meteoric rise Islamist spring in Egypt The Brazilian model Wildlife Elephants up close Interview Anita Desai on lost landscapes © Guardian News & Media 2011 Movements Progressive Writers' Association at 75 Music Intimate universe of Naina Devi ObituaryIndira Goswami: Writer and humanist Soccer's Socrates © Guardian News & Media 2011 Dev Anand: Eternal romantic History Of Stalin, Telangana & Indian revolution

Social Issues Tribal victims in Tamil Nadu Controversy Heightened tension Tremors and the dam Kerala's concerns Rising resentment in Tamil Nadu Over to the experts Interview: Ramaswamy R. Iyer Column Bhaskar Ghose: System failure Jayati Ghosh: Death as a way out R.K. Raghavan:Professional policing Books Equal partners? review article by C.T. Kurien Form vs substance review article by V. Venkatesan Relevance of Wrath review article by Melvyn Bragg © Guardian News & Media 2011 Truth and legend review by A.G. Noorani Also Lett