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The article focuses on Rajesh Jain, co-founder of Novatium, makers of NetTV and NetPC technology. Jain has developed a cheap and feasible alternative to the PC, and involves little more than a keyboard, a screen and a few USB ports. Details of the Novatium's marketing strategy and competition are discussed. The implications of this technology for computer hardware suppliers such as Compaq, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are presented.

Addresses the caste system in India, and how the lower-class is struggling against discrimination. How the Dalits, or 'broken people,' are fighting back; Plans of civil rights demonstrations similar to those in the United States and South Africa; Problems surrounding the Dalit movement; How changing a system sanctified by Hindu religious text will be difficult.

Focuses on the AIDS epidemic in India. Growth of HIV infection among the general population; Predictions of public health officials that the infection rate will continue to rise exponentially without intervention; Cultural taboo regarding discussion of sex which hinders AIDS education; History of the disease in India, and the response of the government; Need for accelerated AIDS prevention efforts in India.

Reports on the refusal of eunuchs in India to participate in the Indian national census. Contention of the eunuchs that they are not men and must not be classified as men; Contention of census commissioner Jayant Banthia that the inability of the eunuchs to produce children proves that they are men.

The article focuses on recent events involving politics and government in India. According to the author, Indian's are demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh go after suspected terrorist enclaves inside the Pakistani-held Kashmir region. It is suggested that diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated badly since January of 2004.

The article focuses on the state of the AIDS virus in India. According to the author, AIDS experts say the country is ripe for the same kind of devastation related to the disease that South Africa has experienced during the past decade. The results of a recent four-year study of the diseases prevalence in the country, conducted by Canadian researchers, are reviewed. Comments from Sujata Rao, director of India's National AIDS Control Organization, are included.

Provides several letters to the editor of 'Newsweek.' Russian hostage crisis in Chechnya; Policies on smoking in Asia; International adoption of children from Guatemala; Role of the Sethis in the demise of moral values in Indian society; Others.

Provides several letters to the editor of 'Newsweek.' Russian hostage crisis in Chechnya; Policies on smoking in Asia; International adoption of children from Guatemala; Role of the Sethis in the demise of moral values in Indian society; Others.

Offers information on the creation of a Web site by the Indian Central Vigilance Commission which lists the names of corrupt officials. Observation that corruption is increasing in India; How commission chief Nagarajan Vittal hopes the Web site will shame government officials into making moral decisions; Steps taken by federal investigators to punish the people named by the Web site.

The article examines aspects of the private security industry in India. As a result of terrorism, particularly in the aftermath of the 2008 terrorist attack on the city of Mumbai, and because of inefficient and underfunded law enforcement agencies more wealthy Indians are turning to private organizations for personal protection. Several other factors are discussed including the growth of the industry and lax government regulation of security services.

The article presents the author's view on the recent terrorist attacks in India. The author states that the central purpose of the attacks is strike at India's homegrown notion of secular nationalism. According to the author, the recent bombings targeted the middle-class population of Mumbai. The relationship between Hindus and Muslims in India is discussed.

Reviews the author's experience in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India. Discussion of how globalization is causing pollution in India and how India's cities are the world's dirtiest; Description of the pollution in India's city; Overview of how the pollution in India is abetted by corrupt enforcement of environmental regulations and corporate disregard.

Discusses riots and violence in Gujarat, India, and relations between Hindus and Muslims. Role of Mahatma Gandhi in the region; Role of the Congress party in Gujarat; Discussion of social conditions and national identity in India.

Presents an interview with Indian playwright Vijay Tendulkar. Discussion of his Marathi-language plays which deal with social and political issues; Biographical information regarding how he became a playwright; Influences on the writer.

Discusses linguistic nationalism in West Bengal, India. Effort by the Bengali crusaders to sideline English in favor of Bengali; Bengali's leader's belief that their culture is in decline due to loss of economic power; Example of Shamit Khema, who was arrested for posting a web page suspected of criticizing Bengalis.

Reports on Gujarat state's controversial Sardar Sarovar dam in India. How tribespeople will be flooded out of their ancestral homes by September 1999; A three-day nationwide protest led by author Arundhati Roy; Local residents joining the Save Narmada Movement; Concern that dislodged residents will not be compensated by the government.

Presents an interview with Julio Francis Rebeiro, a renowned Indian police officer. Why the police are disliked so much by the people in India; Crime in Mubai; Police shootings; What can be done to improve police work in the country; The nexus between the politician, the police and the criminal.