The Millionaire Ghost Town

Mark Scheffler January 14, 2009 17:59 ET

Recent on India :

How can 39 million buffalo be wrong?

Jason Overdorf - India - November 19, 2009 06:30 ET

Indian farmers discover the beauty of mozzarella.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin - China and its neighbors - November 18, 2009 06:54 ET

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 - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 15:05 ET

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 - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 15:04 ET

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

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:24 ET

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 - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET

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 - China and its neighbors - November 17, 2009 07:22 ET

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 - India - November 12, 2009 16:45 ET

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

Sara Stefanini - Global Green - November 12, 2009 13:33 ET

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

It's not about the monks

Jason Overdorf - India - November 9, 2009 22:15 ET

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

The asses of New Delhi

Jason Overdorf - India - November 5, 2009 05:41 ET

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

Mt. Everest's "other guy"

Jason Overdorf - India - November 1, 2009 09:47 ET

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

In India, C-sections are in the stars

Mridu Khullar - India - October 31, 2009 06:00 ET

When's that baby due? The astrologer knows.

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

Saritha Rai - India - October 29, 2009 15:37 ET

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 - India - October 25, 2009 08:19 ET

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

China, China everywhere

Thomas Mucha - Commerce - October 24, 2009 08:49 ET

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

CEO pay in India: "Vulgar and indecent"

Saritha Rai - India - October 21, 2009 05:49 ET

What's Hindi for fat cat?

In India, plagiarism is on the rise

Shailaja Neelakantan - India - October 18, 2009 08:30 ET

Publish, perish or pilfer?

India: The next Detroit?

Saritha Rai - India - October 16, 2009 15:17 ET

Automakers worldwide ramp up production on the subcontinent.