12 Legal Eagle or Hatchet Man Is it the A-G’s job to merely reflect and voice the government’s view 24 A Pyre Wrought in His Own Leisure The Jat agitation throws Haryana CM Khattar’s caste politics into disarray 28 Uncertain Unities The JNU faceoff has clearly been used and fostered to create fissures. But the tables are turning and the omens do not bode well for India or its Prime Minister. 68 One Crop For All Seasons Nearly every family in a tiny village of Jaunpur has managed to produce a civil servant 3 LEADERS 6 LETTERS 18 SEVEN DAYS 20 DEEP THROAT 22 BIZTRO 65 THE SKED 76 BOOKS 78 THE REVIEWS 80 TRENDING 82 DIARY