Cover Story

Katrina and America's shame:
by Vijay Prashad
Profiting from destruction
© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005
Public funds and private worries
© New York Times Service
The Empire exposed:
by Paul Jay
The Cuban difference
by John Cherian
Warnings that went in vain
by R. Ramachandran

Jammu & Kashmir
Peace process resumes
Interview: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
The question of power
Security challenges
Interview: Lt. Gen. S.S. Dhillon

Education
A critique of NCF 2005:
by K.M. Shrimali

Defence
Submarine deal with France

World Affairs
India-European Union agreement
Sri Lanka: Pre-election politics
The Philippines: President's victory
Pakistan move for ties with Israel
Egypt: Mubarak's democratic victory
Japan: Koizumi's return

Archaeology
Exploring Kalinga

Review Article
A system in decline:
by A.G. Noorani

Cinema
Interview: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Meteorology
Forecasting travails

Tribute
Remembering A.S. Paintal

Missile Technology
Advanced System Laboratory's achievements
A young achiever

Essay
Manufacturing identities

Focus: Prasar Bharati
Interview: K.S. Sharma, CEO

Special Feature: Kancheepuram

A model for development
First stop on the silk route
Ancient and marvellous
Technological makeover

Politics

Advani's surrender

United Nations
World Summit 2005

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Coping with calamity
Praful Bidwai: India's nuclear albatross
R.K. Raghavan: An emerging British model

Books
A teardrop in the Indian Ocean
review by Sadanand Menon
Offshoring realities
review by Anand Parthasarathy

Also
The English Language
Letters