COVER
Defender In Chief
How Bush is trying to rally his team
ASIA
Jesus Is Back, and She's Chinese
A strange cult preys on China's Christians
'The U.S. Is Ignoring India's War on Terrorism'
Delhi has faced jihad for years
Shipwrecked
Asia's growing human-trafficking tragedy
TECHNOLOGY
DVD Recorders: Not There Yet
Recordable DVD's are coming -- soon
Look Who's Flying
Unlikely Iridium is back in the limelight
TRAVEL
Travel Watch: Escape in Time To the Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan maintains an ancient charm apart from the Western world
SPECIAL SECTION
The New Rules of Engagement (Afghanistan)
War always has surprises. As the Taliban proves a durable foe, TIME's Romesh Ratnesar tells us what to watch for
Losing Streak (Afghanistan)
Is the Northern Alliance America's best ally?
The Wiles of a Warlord (Afghanistan)
Running an Afghan fiefdom isn't easy
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Have Kitsch, Will Travel
China's own Bruckheimer-style epic 'Crash Landing'
A Question of Identity
China outcools Hong Kong in 'Beijing Rocks'
Seeking Credit Offshore
New translations of Japan's master writers
BRIEFING
Starting Time
Irish Republican Army, 11 years ago in TIME and More