12 Long Due DialogueNepal prime minister Prachanda talks about his upcoming visit to India24 A Stirred-Up BallotThe first election at JNU after the ‘sedition’ incident last winter is coming upt. There areunprecedented alliances forming and new fronts rising.28 The Judging KinThe statistics of appointments to the higher judiciary throw up quite an interesting picture—many of India’s judges in the HCs and the SC are related to former judges.44 The Beef Over BuffCow vigilantism may also affect India’s niche trade—buffalo meat export50 The ‘New Wave’ ActressesAcross India, actresses like Radhika Apte and Tannistha Chatterjee are redrawing the frame6 LETTERS 10 DEEP THROAT 60 BOOKS 62 REVIEW 64 TRENDING 66 DIARY