Social/political

Allowing parents to sue their kids

New law in India won't benefit elderly who need support Read more

Confused cull

The containing of a bird flu outbreak in western India raised more questions than it answered Read more

Murder aquittal of ministers' sons ignites protests

JESSICA Lall was shot dead in a crowded upmarket restaurant in Delhi in April 1999. Two sons of government ministers were among those who stood trial for her murder. But, after three witnesses withdrew their statements, all the accused were acquitted. Read more

Leprosy figures halve but eradication a long way off

THE queues start early in the morning at Delhi's Leprosy Mission Hospital. Orderly lines of patients clutch slips of paper and wait their turn. The patients come from all over India and most live in the neighbouring leper colony and sprawling slums. None of them has any time to waste. Read more

Nepal on the brink as protests against the monarchy intesify

For the second week running, thousands of demonstrators confronted heavily armed forces in daily protests against King Gyanendra's seizure of power. Read more

India's modern slaves: the millions caught in the bonds of forced labour

Daring raids and rescue operations may be freeing some workers, but there is still a long battle ahead Read more

Tsunami: Six months on

The rush to build homes – ignoring communities, jobs and services – could cause long-term problems Read more

Where women are worth less than cattle

As selective abortion makes girls a rarity in parts of India, a warning of rising sexual exploitation Read more

Economic

Outsourcing is a double-edged sword for Irish jobs

In a week when almost 1,000 job losses were announced in Ireland , there seemed no end in sight to the flight of jobs from Ireland to lower cost locations. Read more

Enterprise Ireland expands Indian operations

There was little fanfare last week when Enterprise Ireland opened its latest overseas office in New Delhi , India . Gabriel McCarrick, Enterprise Ireland 's Asia manager, is in charge of the new office. Read article

SoftEdge to sign deal in India

SoftEdge Systems, a small Dublin software firm, will sign a deal next week with one of India's largest IT and services companies, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Read article

Irish firms get Indian partners

Small and medium-sized Irish companies are making big inroads in India , and it is not just about outsourcing work from Ireland to lower-cost Indian operations. Read article

Trade groups find India's tafiffs block export deals

A large number of industrial associations at last week's trade mission have signed co-operation agreements with their Indian counterparts. Read article

The future is in the boardroom for US, India

AS THE political reverberations of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington last month begin to fade, business leaders and analysts in India claim that future US-India cooperation will be driven mainly by the private sector. Read article

India's outsourcing needs may lure skilled Irish staff

The phenomenal growth of IT and business process outsourcing in India is fuelling demand for new skills from overseas countries, including Ireland. Read article