Vol. 167 No. 26
COVER
Brash, messy and sexy, India's biggest city embodies the nation's ambition. How Bombay is shaping India's future--and our own
Hooray for Bollywood (World / India Inc.)
With Americans embracing our culture, can Indians like me keep it real?
India Awakens (World / India Inc.)
Fueled by high-octane growth, the world's largest democracy is becoming a global power. Why the world will never be the same
My Lost World (World / India Inc.)
On a return to his provincial hometown, Aravind Adiga discovers how wealth is uprooting tradition and transforming India's way of life
How to Ride the Elephant (World / India Inc.)
Indian stocks have taken a tumble. But here's why the country's long-term prospects remain bright--for Indians and investors
In Search of the Next Bangalore (Cover Story / India Inc.)
(World)
India's once woeful manufacturing sector is starting to pick up steam
(World)
How Ratan Tata turned the country's oldest conglomerate into a global force
(India Inc.)
What it's like to find yourself a TIME cover model
NOTEBOOK
28 Years Ago in TIME
The People v. James Joyce™
Hardheaded?
WEAR YOUR HELMET!
(Speed Read)
Punchlines
Save the Seal!
It's a Kick!
Rove: Off the Hook, Back to Battle
Numbers
With Zarqawi Dead, Can the Troops Come Home?
With the Iraqi military and police growing strong, some U.S. officers are privately saying it is time to start pulling American forces back
Verbatim
Why Bush Is (Still) Winning the War at Home (In the Arena)
NATION
that came within weeks of striking in New York City with poison gas
And Then What Happened? (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
The Right to Know vs. National Security (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
How should the media balance values when it comes to reporting the war on terrorism?
WORLD
The killing of a Palestinian girl's family sparks an international outcry. But is Israel really to blame?
BUSINESS
Massachusetts leads a push across the U.S. to give paid family leave to every worker
SCIENCE
across the U.S.
SOCIETY
the new battle over America's low-wage workers
YOUR TIME
Surging interest in marathons at middle age and beyond testifies to our longer, healthier lives
Why I Still Take My Daily Fish Oil (Health)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TV
Who do you tune in to watch each day?
The Gospel of Superman (Movies)
goods
A Hot New Crop of Docs (Movies)
5 Mystery Writers Worth Investigating
Chandler are dead, but there's plenty of new blood in the genre
PEOPLE
People
LETTERS
ESSAY
have to work so hard at taking it easy?