COVER
Queen of Bollywood (Cover Story)
Indian leading lady and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai leads the charge as a hipper, edgier, more professional Bollywood bids for global dominance
Bewitched by Bollywood (Cover Story)
You don't have to be Indian to be seduced by Bollywood's charms, writes Richard Corliss
Character Building (Cover Story)
Aamir Khan is Bollywood's rebel leader
The Leading Lady (Cover Story)
Actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai
The Legend (Cover Story)
Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood's "Star of the Millennium"
The New Wave (Cover Story)
India's alternative hitmaker Rahul Bose
The Trailblazer (Cover Story)
Director/producer Ram Gopal Varma
The Young Turk (Cover Story)
Bollywood's most respected young actor, Aamir Khan
ASIA
Taking the High Ground
China's great leap skywardits first manned space flightsignals the nation's coming of age as a global citizen
History's Lessons (Essay)
China's rulers would be wise to remember the fall of Chiang Kai-shek, writes Jonathan Fenby
BUSINESS
The Thaksin Effect
Is Thailand's Prime Minister revolutionizing his country's economyor creating another bubble?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Fateful, True-Life Trek (Movies)
In This World distills the heartbreak of refugees
Crouching Camel... (Movies)
He Ping's Warriors of Heaven and Earth wants to be China's next big international martial arts film
BRIEFING
Hindu Backlash (Notebook | India)
Is India's Hindu nationalist government taking steps to rein in its own hardliners?
Welcome Back, Mr. President (Notebook | United States)
U.S. President George W. Bush sets out on a whirlwind tour of Asia. Here's what awaits him
Blood in the Water? (Notebook | South Korea)
A South Korean referendum on Roh's leadership could turn into a California-style debacle
Milestones (Notebook)
A legendary jockey rides into the sunset
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the week
Letters (Notebook)
Readers reply to TIME
TRAVEL
The Tour of Duty (TIME Explorer)
A European Grand Tour was once considered essential to one's education. Today, the Asian version is just as vital
"We Were Like Cowboys" (TIME Explorer)
For low-cost airlines, Asia is the final frontier
The More Things Stay the Same (TIME Explorer)
Bhutan is slowly opening up— but, thankfully, its antique culture remains resistant to change
How Green Was My Valet (TIME Explorer)
To commune with nature without breaking a sweat, head Down Under where ecotourism has a softer side
Jogging Your Memories (TIME Explorer)
Great travel experiences emerge on the run
Books (TIME Explorer)
Travel narratives that will get you going
Thirty Years Young (TIME Explorer)
Where would you be without those familiar blue guidebooks? Say happy birthday to a travel legend
New and Noted (TIME Explorer)
Travel updates from across the region
GLOBAL ADVISER
Sun, Sea and Scalpels (Time Global Adviser | Time Traveler)
Fed up with museums and bungee jumping? Looking for a new holiday activity? Try surgery
Brighton Rocks (Time Global Adviser | Diversions)
Take a day-trip to the geographical and cutting edge of Britain
Check In (Time Global Adviser | Check In)
Serendipity in the South of France
Next Time You're In... Vientiane (Time Global Adviser)
The Empire Bites Back
Do It Yourself (Time Global Adviser | Do It Yourself)
Home Style
Long Haul (Time Global Adviser | Long Haul)
Let the Games Begin
Money or Your Life (Time Global Adviser | The Cost-of-Living-it-up Index)
Here's what it costs to have someone else watch your back