Putin's visit to India rekindled an old flame, reports Rajeshree Sisodia from New Delhi

Both North and South are a long way from having free and fair elections, argues Immanuel Wallerstein

Gamal Essam El-Din finds the world's second-largest economy craving for a greater international role

The Bush administration's cabinet reshuffle spells bad news all around, writes Joel Wendland

Since 9/11 some Americans have changed in an unobtrusive if ominous way, writes James Zogby

The Democrats must now appeal to the religious right-wing, argues Nahla El-Okdah

Seven per cent of Niger's population still live and die in slavery. Jeremy Landor in London reports on the activities of an NGO that is working for their emancipation