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Back to Ayodhya
by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
In search of answers
Lashkar under suspicion
Advani in the dock again
A case history

Terrorism

Bomb explosions in London
A heavy 'blood price'

Energy Sector
Behind the oil price hike
Interview: Dipankar Mukherjee
When oil turns pricey:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Politics
Shiv Sena: Narayan Rane's exit
Not one to go quietly

India & Pakistan

The truth about Agra
by A.G. Noorani
Draft Joint Statement
Draft Agra declaration

World Affairs
Against U.S. unilateralism
A woman's battle in Pakistan
Saga of determination
Mexico: The Zapatista struggle continues
© New York Times Service
India-Singapore economic pact
The World Tribunal on Iraq:
by Walden Bello
Arroyo in trouble

Art
Assam's manuscript paintings

Biotechnology
The promise of stem cell research:
by Vijaya Swaminath

Defence
The LCA project's future

Cinema
Review of Sarkar:
by Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta
Parineeta: From text to screen

Agriculture
Sustainable farming in Maharashtra
A village shows the way
Interview: Kishan Mehta
The innovator

Sethusamudram Project
A channel and a division
Sri Lanka's fear

Music
Ilaiyaraja's Thiruvasagam
A tribute to Vienna
Outpouring of a poet
Oratorio through the centuries

Focus: Central Railway
A history of excellence
Interview: S.B. Ghosh Dastidar
An architectural wonder

Column
Praful Bidwai: Elitist recipe for chaos?
Bhaskar Ghose: The state of our English
Jayati Ghosh: Business of education
R.K. Raghavan: Lessons from London

Gender Issues
The story of Imrana

Essay
London bombings and Britain's dilemmas:
by Aijaz Ahmad

Tennis
The rise and rise of Roger Federer:
by Naresh Kumar

Books
Into excile with Ovid
© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005
Philosophy as fiction
© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005

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