Keeping an eye on things

Indians are easing the restrictions for foreign adoptions in an attempt find families for more abandoned girl children and children with darker skin. Read the article here.

Microlending is on the rise in India and has a chance to make a real difference for the poor. An Indian blogger weighs in.

Kissing in public is a no-no in India. One hundred couples were rounded up in Bombay during a recent crackdown on “obscene” behavior. Read more, if your delicate sensibilities can handle it.

Heard the assertions that India and China are going to be the world’s next superpowers? Believe it.