Will East Africa become the new India?You know internet use is rocky when pirate attacks and damaged sea cables can stop connections and only 5 in every 100 people use the internet. But with the arrival of broadband to Tanzania, there is talk of East Africa becoming the new outsourcing hot spot.
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India: Lower the birthrate by watching more TV
India’s health minister has proposed a new plan to tackle the country’s over-population problem by hooking every village up to electricity so people spend more time watching TV, and less time having sex.
Australia and India: an uneasy relationship
Australia’s relationship with India has been difficult long before the racist attacks started against Indian students. But, do we now need them more than they need us?
Sugar not so sweet for Indian farmers
Once a major export good for India, farmers abandoned growing sugar due to government restrictions. Now, prices have soared but no one is growing it.
25 years on, still waiting for justice in Bhopal
25 years after the world’s biggest industrial disaster occurred at a Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, the company and its former head, Warren Anderson, continue to evade authorities and justice remains elusive for the 556,000 injured 20,000 killed.
Jagger mines Church of England for help
Celebs like Bianca Jagger and Joanna Lumley are calling on the Church of England, a shareholder in Vedanta Resources, to stop a planned bauxite mine in India on a sacred site.
Legalising homosexuality in India: the big picture
India recently overturned its 148-year-old law that criminalised homosexuality. But has it made it any easier to be gay in Goa or bisexual in Bihar? Human rights activist Arvind Narrain weighs in.
Why can’t India grasp the Inconvenient Truth?
The idea that gradual, modest climatic change is automatically catastrophic for everyone is silly, says Bruce Walker. But things aren’t looking good for India. So why isn’t the government doing more?
MPs to India: an unofficial parliamentary delegation to visit the Dalai Lama
What does one give a simple Buddhist monk for his 74th birthday? The Federal Member for Fremantle Melissa Parke writes on her recent travels to India.
Indian court decriminalises same-sex sex
India has become “the 127th country to take the guilt out of homosexuality”, write Manoj Mitta and Smriti Singh, by updating a colonial-era law.
India: we’re racist, too
Before pointing fingers at Australia, Indians should look at our own racial prejudices, says Debarshi Dasgupta.
Tension mounts on the China-India border
Territory on the Sino-Indian border has always been disputed, but things have really started to heat up in recent years, with both sides beefing up their troops and infrastructure. What will happen if it all boils over?
Political snippets: Indian student controversy not forgotten
Australia continues to make the top of the news in India, for all the wrong reasons.
Resisting the stereotype of the meek Indian student
It’s just as racist to stereotype people as diffident and mild as it is to stereotype them as violent and dangerous, writes Shakira Hussein.
Bollywood boycotts Australia over Indian student assaults
A Bollywood union has vowed it will boycott Australia as a filming location until more action is taken over the assaults on Indian students.
Political snippets: Ugly Australian “curry bashers”
“Curry bashing” retains the headlines in India, enhanced by an abusive Australian air passenger, while the housing construction kick along continues.
Insuring against climate change
The effects of climate change are becoming reality. The UN is helping Indian farmers by establishing insurance policies against global warming.
Two symptoms, one cause: Indians’ battle for education
Two apparently unconnected events have shocked us: brutal attacks on Indian students in Australia and medical colleges auctioning ‘seats’ to the highest bidder. There’s a common link, argues Shankar Raghuraman.
Street louts have got nothing on the policy hooligans
While concerns for personal safety may be one very good reason why Indian students have suddenly becoming mobilised, there are other factors operating behind the scenes, writes Peter Quiddington.
Crikey wrap: Indian press on Australia’s racism
The spotlight on Australia’s racist underbelly comes amid fears our reputation as a destination for Indian students is on the line.
Political snippets: Tensions running hot in India
In light of recent tension between India and Australia, Richard Farmer calls for an alcohol-free game of cricket at Lord’s.
India must save Pakistan from itself
New Delhi needs to urgently help shore up the civilian government in Islamabad, says Jug Suraiya. And what better way than by finally converting the Line of Control in Kashmir into an officially recognised international border?
Political snippets: Daily Tele gets the headline it wants
Daily Tele pollsters ask the right questions to get the answers they want, says Richard Farmer.
Pressure for India’s Congress to do more with more
The Congress Party has achieved its best result since 1991. What will it do with its victory?
Five big challenges for Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is about to enter his second term in office with a strong mandate. TIME suggests five ways he can really make a difference.
