On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prisonaccused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossadand NEWSWEEK. This is the story of his captivityand of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.

The 192 countries flocking to Copenhagen next month won't reach consensus on climate change. That won't stop them from acting alone.

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Wearing a white kurta and a blue turban, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 77, appeared relaxed on the eve of his state visit to Washington, which takes place this week. Many Indians worry that the Obama White House, unlike the previous two American administrations, may tilt toward China instead of India. Singh sat down in his Delhi residence last week to discuss with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth how he believes India and the United States can work together to further their strategic partnership and why he believes it is critical that the U.S. not leave Afghanistan. Excerpts:

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