GlobalPost — India

Teacher in a box: Outsourcing homework to India

Saritha Rai — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:28:51 +0000

Need help with that term paper, young American? Meet Saswati Patnaik.

How can 39 million buffalo be wrong?

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:21 +0000

Indian farmers discover the beauty of mozzarella.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:08 +0000

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

What do you think about Silicon Sweatshops?

News Desk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:04:19 +0000

Are high-tech supply chains in Asia good business or exploitation? You decide.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:07 +0000

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:58 +0000

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.

Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:25 +0000

Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.

On Location: Haryana — India's looming food crisis

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:31 +0000

Can the "Lungs of Bombay" be given space to breathe?

Sara Stefanini — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:33:29 +0000

Called upon to plant trees, Mumbaikars join the historic fight to preserve Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

It's not about the monks

Jason Overdorf — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:15:02 +0000

China's saber rattling sends India into a funk — by design.

The asses of New Delhi

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:40 +0000

With a year to go before hosting the Commonwealth Games, Delhi targets the poor. Its donkeys, too.

Mt. Everest's "other guy"

Jason Overdorf — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:47:18 +0000

In the hills surrounding Darjeeling, West Bengal, the people worship second place.

In India, C-sections are in the stars

Mridu Khullar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:00:33 +0000

When's that baby due? The astrologer knows.

Interview: India's Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna

Saritha Rai — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:39 +0000

What does a rising power think about China, Obama, the Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan and more?

Water woes: Too much of a good thing

Ann Tornkvist — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:19:44 +0000

Photo essay: India is suffering its worst drought in 20 years. But not everywhere.

China, China everywhere

Thomas Mucha — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:49:59 +0000

We're all living in China's world now. How's your Mandarin?

CEO pay in India: "Vulgar and indecent"

Saritha Rai — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:49:27 +0000

What's Hindi for fat cat?

In India, plagiarism is on the rise

Shailaja Neelakantan — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Publish, perish or pilfer?

India: The next Detroit?

Saritha Rai — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:17:58 +0000

Automakers worldwide ramp up production on the subcontinent.

Welcome to the new Bollywood

Jason Overdorf — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:49:28 +0000

Bollywood movies are suddenly starting to make sense. Hello Hollywood?

The dark side of medical tourism

Jason Overdorf — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:13:20 +0000

India's showcase private hospitals have made it easier for the country to forget about the poor.

On Location: Delhi — India's killer roads

Jason Overdorf and Poh Si Teng — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:34:17 +0000

Full Frame: Living stone

Khaled Hasan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:47:41 +0000

In photos: A Bangladesh community survives by collecting stones for crushing.

Full Frame: From sunup to sundown

Renaud Philippe — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:43:27 +0000

A photographer captures daily life in Kolkata and asks, "What can a photograph change?"

A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

Thomas Mucha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:35:50 +0000

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries around the world.

Under threat in India: mothers-in-law?

Saritha Rai — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:44:42 +0000

But fear not. Here comes the All India Mother-in-law Protection Forum.

Americans seek stem cell treatments in India

Mridu Khullar — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:54:12 +0000

Unfettered by embryonic research restrictions, Indian scientists are offering stem cell therapies that cure the previously incurable.

Planet Health Care

Thomas Mucha — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:19:04 +0000

As debate rages in Washington, the answers are out there. You just need to know where to look.

Unfettered by regulation, India pulls ahead on stem cell treatments

Mridu Khullar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:35:56 +0000

A controversial New Delhi clinic deploys advanced therapies that are unavailable in the U.S. to cure Americans suffering from MS, diabetes, paralysis, Alzheimer's, Lyme disease and cerebral palsy.

Scientist reveals India nuke test fizzled

Jason Overdorf — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:21 +0000

A top scientist's claim that India's 1998 nuclear test was a failure poses a big threat to Obama's nonproliferation plans.

Masturgate: India's cricket sex caper

Jason Overdorf — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:48:06 +0000

A new training manual that extols the benefits of sex before matches has India hot and bothered.