Cover Story

Figuring out Volcker
by Praveen Swami
A campaign countered
by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
On the Volcker trail
by V. Sridhar
What Volcker did not probe
Forged documents and unwary targets
by John Cherian
The Russian response
by Vladimir Radyuhin
Galloway all the way
© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005

Terrorism
Extradition of Abu Salem
Delhi blasts and Lashkar-e-Taiba
Conviction in Red Fort attack case

Assembly Elections
Unpredictable in Bihar
E.C. measures criticised

WTO
Sixth Ministerial and stalemate:
by Biswajit Dar
Pressure of farm politics

Essay
Terror, War, Culture:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Interview
Sri Lankan President
Chandrika Kumaratunga

World Affairs
Flashpoint in France
Inside riot zone
India's Pacific foray:
by Shubha Singh
U.S.- Japan defence alliance
Horn of Africa on the verge of war
The failed Summit of Americas:
by Vijay Prashad

Travel
Vatican's treasures:
by Sudha Mahalingam

Review Article
Making foreign policy:
by A.G. Noorani

Cinema
With women as protagonists

Theatre
Interview: Vijay Tendulkar

Labour Issues
Delhi's labour mandis
Controversy over call centre jobs

Opinion
Assaulting public accountability:
by Era Sezhiyan

Institutions
Roja Muthiah Library's work

Legislation
A Bill on sexual assault

Economic Perspectives
The WTO farce:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Focus: Agriculture Insurance

Succour for farmers

Obituary

K.R. Narayanan, Citizen President
Gopalkrishna Gandhi on KRN
Nirmal Verma

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: The danger of being old
Jayati Ghosh: The export obsession
R.K. Raghavan: Desperate acts
Praful Bidwai:
Ethnic violence in France

Books
A decade of WTO
review by C.T. Kurien
A tale of quiet suffering
review by K. Satchidanandan

Also
The English Language
Letters