Frontline-Vol. 29 :: No. 19 Sep 22 - Oct 05, 2012

Editor's Note Change & continuity Cover Story In the service of capital For the sake of foreign investments Structural imbalance Long way from Avadi Workers: Bearing the brunt Live Bites: Victimspeak Interview: R.V. Kanoria, president, FICCI State, private property and the Supreme Court Nation Maharashtra: Tracking malnutrition New Delhi: Textbook case Tamil Nadu: Unpalatable truth New Delhi: Air pocket Wildlife: Killer drug The Judiciary Profile: Altamas Kabir, the next CJI Social Issues Midnight's children Interview: Balkrishna Renke, Chairman, National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes

World Affairs NAM summit: Iran is not alone Afghanistan: Payback time United States: Election scene Pacific Islands:Changing profile World View South Africa: Ripples of Marikana United Kingdom: Charity begins at home Palestine: Getting away with murder Sri Lanka: The Buddhist trailRussia: Eastward push Heritage Buddhist legacy Interview D. Jayakanthan, Tamil writer Essay Savarkar and Gandhi's murder Science Notebook High-energy laser Two milestones

Curiosity flexes robotic arm Circumcision benefits Focus: DRDO Versatile, world class Science Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences Politics Dr. B.R. Ambedkar:Rescuing an icon Obituary Verghese Kurien: India's milkman Data Card India's energy worries Space ISRO: A unique century Column K. Satchidanandan:Indianising English Sashi Kumar:Manufacturing dissent Books The big picture: review by K.P. Fabian We the watched: review by Shelley Walia Neighbour's food: review by A.G. Noorani A war gone awry: review by Lyla Bavadam Also Letters