Seeds of Fury (Cover Story)
Protests are flaring across China's countryside over everything from land seizures to corruption. In a nation of 900 million farmers, quelling this rising unrest may be Beijing's greatest challenge

Divide and Rule (Viewpoint)
Beijing fears the power of an organized citizenry

Beijing's Helping Hand (Cover Story)
A New Deal for China's rural poor


The New India, and the Old One (Viewpoint)
The President was shown the nation's best face, but that's only half the story


Crazy for Cricket
India's passion for a once-genteel pastime is energizing—and enriching—the international sport


Milestones

Verbatim

Letters
Steelmaker and World Shaker

Steamed, Then Chilled (TIME Global Adviser)
Balancing the senses in Barcelona's Six Senses Spa

The Big Green Apple (TIME Global Adviser)
Norman Foster's Hearst Tower will be Manhattan's most environmentally friendly skyscraper

Reining Men (TIME Global Adviser)
A 21st century finishing school teaches the guys the art of minding their manners

One Night in... Paris (TIME Global Adviser)
You have one evening to spend in the City of Light. Three people in the know tell you how to do it right.

Bohemia's Bohemia (TIME Global Adviser)
Gritty Zizkov offers art, a thriving music scene and food that sticks to your ribs