In India, it's been the year of the scam. Over the past 12 months, allegations of graft or wrongdoing have touched, among others, Parliament, the media, mining, construction, hospitals, airlines, and sports. But after bubbling for the better part of a year, India's national debate over corruption may finally have come to a boil.

Counterfeit drugs have contaminated India's pharmaceutical supply, putting the entire Indian medical system at risk, and can only be stopped by a broader political effort.

The United States and India are both democracies. President Bush is attempting to lift the U.S.-Indian relationship to the next level.

Always generous with advice, a chorus of European officials has been urging the United States Senate to ratify the "Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty."

The environment and earth sciences aisle of any bookstore is usually a tour of titles that cover the narrow range from dismay to despair.