India

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  • Obama's Indian electoral strategy

    His campaign mentions the passing of a revered Indian general. McCain's doesn't. How's that going to play in the swing states?
  • Why Indian farmers lust after genetically modified eggplant

    When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive.
  • Why $140-a-barrel oil is no surprise

    It took awhile, but the market finally realized there's only so much of that black gold to go around.
  • Losing their religion, in Kerala

    A fuss gets kicked up in India over a social studies textbook that supposedly promotes atheism.
  • Peak safety matches?

    In India, a rise in phosphorus prices is forcing the closure of match factories. Some Indians are blaming China, but the real culprit is global agriculture.
  • India: Cheap gas is too expensive

    The government can no longer afford to subsidize pump prices.
  • Building a road from Bollywood to dullsville

    How can a gorgeous-looking movie about an adulterous interracial affair in 1930s India be so boring? Plus: The amazing Juliet Stevenson, sex symbol at age 51.
  • Who needs a fancy hybrid? Get a camel!

    Don't call it a comeback: In Rajasthan, the rising price of oil means camels are a hot commodity
  • Watch "The Love Guru": Go to hell

    The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke.
  • A girl's nose ring and Indian death metal

    "In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'"
  • Indian P.M. calls sex selection a "national shame"

    But critics say his speech doesn't go far enough to address the root causes of bias against girls.
  • Dropping like a lead imperialist balloon

    Sacredness is in the eye of the plunderer, as British churches lose their roofs
  • A bad week for buffalo mozzarella

    China is the latest to ban imports, citing dioxin concerns. But how did the seventh century barbarian nomad Avars get involved in this mess?
  • In India, there's big money in wombs

    Some say it's only a matter of time before people "smell the money" of reproductive outsourcing.
  • Opening up the Hindu priesthood

    In the city of Pune, India, women not only are accepted but are preferred for performing certain rituals.
  • India's transgender Oprah

    The nation's first male-soon-to-be-female talk show host will soon hit the small screen.
  • Salesgenie apologizes to Chinese, ignores Indians

    The New York Times reports that the Chinese panda ad has been withdrawn, to the accompaniment of a classic non-apology apology.
  • Fragments of the Tocharian

    How did Buddha get from India to China? And what does a 97-year-old translator in Beijing have to do with it?
  • Why I hate partner yoga

    Is having my face in a stranger's crotch really helpful for my meditative state?
  • Running with the bulls (and PETA) in Tamil Nadu

    A day the bullocks look forward to? A chance to sharpen horns and get some payback? See for yourself
  • Learning how to fight back

    India's president calls for girls to study martial arts as self-defense against rape. Why not here?
  • Reverse cricket imperialism

    Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers
  • The nanotechnological wonders of Damascene steel

    A tale of "wootz" and Diocletian; Tamerlane, Tipu Sultan, and the Industrial Revolution.
  • Quote of the day

    The leader of India's United Women's Front says "a few women here and there cannot make much of a difference."
  • Womb for rent

    Is selling your baby-making ability empowering if it means escaping extreme poverty?
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