Cover Story

Obama's war

Jammu & Kashmir
Fire in the valley
Central missions

Racism

Attacks in Australia

Sri Lanka
Battles ahead
Different voices

World Affairs

Lebanon: A win for the West
The release of Hafiz Saeed
Escape to extremism
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North Korea: Nuclear tensions
The end of Roh Moo-hyun
American stakes
Obama and the Islamic world
Fall of General Motors
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Devastating impact
© Guardian News & Media 2009

Environment
Alien invasion

Social Issues
A victory against manual scavenging

Space
Cosmic vision

Obituary
Habib Tanvir
Kamala Surayya

Litigation
Mumbai SEZ: Farmers' victory

Politics
Lok Sabha Speaker: Strategic choice
Interview: Meira Kumar

Religion
Understanding Jainism

Column

C.P. Chandrasekhar: Tata rides the recession
Bhaskar Ghose: Lost on television
R.K. Raghavan: Waiting for action
Jayati Ghosh: The music of life
Praful Bidwai: A mixed bag

Update
OAS welcomes Cuba

Books
Appointing a PM
review by A.G. Noorani
Jobs as the goal
review by Venkatesh Athreya
The pit of autocracy
review by James Buchan
© Guardian News & Media 2009
Story of synthesis
review by A.G. Noorani
Afghan chronicle
review by Raza Naeem