14 Agency of Control An assault on the media by the powers that be meets stiff resistance at PTI 24 The War Without A Witness Journalists are being driven out of Bastar to clear the way for a final, messy showdown 28 Twists, Turns and Ishrat Are the Ishrat Jahan case ghosts coming to haunt the former UPA government Or, are insidious powers at play 76 Sanskrit Declensions A bunch of academics try to discredit scholar Sheldon Pollock, but the politics shows through 5 LEADERS 8 LETTERS 20 SEVEN DAYS 22 DEEP THROAT 42 TRACK 2 72 BIZTRO 80 THE SKED 90 BOOKS 94 THE REVIEWS 96 TRENDING 98 DIARY