Hundreds of huts were gutted following a fire that swept through a New Delhi slum, known as scrapyard for plastic goods. No casualties were reported.
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After the G-20: Can the BRICS Save the Day?
From euro-zone bailouts to health, the BRICS nations are flexing their economic muscle and flipping old notions of who aids who upside down
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 18, 2012
In today’s required reading: evidence of Iranian subterfuge, power plays in Pakistani and more communal clashes in Nigeria’s divided Kaduna state.
India Inc. Reflects on the Rise and Fall of Rajat Gupta
The conviction of a high-flying, Indian-born businessman on charges of insider trading in the U.S. has rocked India’s corporate fraternity. Some are shocked and dismayed, while others are unsympathetic
Desi vs. Desi: India’s Press on How Preet Bharara Got Rajat Gupta
The country looks with both shame and pride as one overseas Indian convicts another in a case that has shaken the U.S. financial industry.
Why Does Pakistan Call This Man a Traitor?
A judicial commission deemed Husain Haqqani — Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington and a champion of U.S.-Pakistan ties — a traitor. When Osama bin Laden and Taliban militants can call Pakistan home, why are people like …
How India’s ‘Right to Information’ Laws Put Power in the People’s Hands
Journalists, rights groups, and ordinary citizens are increasingly using India’s Right to Information Act to hold officials accountable.
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 13, 2012
What you need to know about world news on June 13: Helicopters get sent to Syria; (lots of) fish get thrown out in Europe; and a plague of locusts gets set to descend on Mali.
Suffer the Children: Young Laborers Around the World
On the 10th annual World Day Against Child Labor, TIME looks at how the grim practice has remained entrenched in parts of the world over the past decade
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 12, 2012
The world news you need to know on June 12: Putin cracks down on opposition as protesters mass; the U.S. hands India, but not China, a waiver allowing it to temporarily circumvent sanctions and import Iranian oil; and the debate …
“Slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policy-making could put India at the risk of losing its investment grade rating”
Why India Is Still One of the Most Dangerous Places to Give Birth
India’s economy may be booming, but when it comes to providing adequate health care to pregnant women, the country is falling behind even its poorer neighbors
Does India Want to Be a Part of America’s Plan for Asia?
The U.S. Secretary of Defense swung through New Delhi on his eight-day visit to Asia to encourage Indian leaders to help the U.S. with its military and strategic goals in the region