Defeat after defeat. AAP, the party that emerged from a movement for good governance, isimploding. But don’t write it off yet—who knows what’s to come out of this endgame20 The Unruly CountrysideThe crackdowns in south Kashmir are reminiscent of the 1990s, but elderly villagers saythey notice something different: this time, the young ones are in the streets pelting stones.24 The Rape, Slavery and Baby-Making MafiaIn the name of helping adivasi girls find work in the cities, placement agencies suck theminto a horrifying maze of trafficking, rape and forced pregnancy.46 A Bump at the BJP’s Northeastern GatewayThe Centre’s proposed citizenship offer to non-Muslim immigrants could play spoiler in Assam