Priya Sridhar

13.05.2012 12:48 13 comments Sukhoi Superjet disaster: Recovery crews spot black box at foot of ravine Salvage teams have reportedly discovered the flight recorders from the Russian Sukhoi Superjet that crashed in Indonesia, killing 45 onboard. The devices are hard to reach as they lie at the bottom of a ravine 500 metres deep.		09.05.2012 14:15 97 comments Russia’s Sukhoi SuperJet-100 goes off radars in Jakarta, hijacking not ruled out A Russian jet carrying 50 passengers has disappeared from the radars during a demonstration flight for potential buyers in the Indonesian capital. Hijacking and a high-altitude crash into a mountain have not been ruled out.
11.04.2012 13:24 3 comments US NGOs funding India’s nuclear malcontent? India’s ambitious atomic program is being stalled by widespread anti-nuclear protests across the country. The government says the discontent is partly fueled by US-backed local NGOs, and insists the power plants are vital for rocketing energy needs.		04.04.2012 20:34 2 comments Nuke sub heads Indian weapons buying spree India is joining the elite club of nations having submarines capable of deploying nuclear weapons as it leases an Akula class boat from Russia.
03.04.2012 20:15 26 comments In arms way: India's 'hollow' army to buy in bulk As a recently-leaked letter scandal reveals the Indian army, one of the biggest in the world, is virtually “naked”, foreign weapons producers cast longing looks at the country’s never-shrinking military budget: over $100 billion to be spent by 2020.		16.02.2012 21:13 8 comments Womb outsourcing: The West turns to India for babies Economic and legal issues are pushing hundreds of western couples to look overseas when considering surrogate motherhood, and India has become the number one most affordable surrogacy destination.
27.01.2012 12:42 5 comments Big fish cometh: Indian retailers against Wal-Mart Fierce opposition to the arrival of international supermarket chains has forced a government rethink in India. Many fear foreign giants could ruin millions of small businesses in India, while supporters argue they would lower prices for consumers.		25.01.2012 10:55 4 comments India’s temp market: Scam to bypass labor laws? India’s labor laws promise full-time workers a range of benefits, from decent wages to paid holidays. But employers have found a legal loophole, leaving many employees exploited through the fear of losing their jobs at any moment.
24.01.2012 12:53 139 comments Sanctions dodge: India to pay gold for Iran oil, China may follow India has reportedly agreed to pay Tehran in gold for the oil it buys, in a move aimed at protecting Delhi from US-sanctions targeting countries who trade with Iran. China, another buyer of Iranian oil, may follow Delhi’s lead.		17.01.2012 12:12 7 comments India’s Black hole: A bleak fate for Delhi’s vanishing children Frightening statistics from Delhi’s police have revealed that 13 children go missing in the city each day. Many end up as slaves or are forced to work in the sex industry in a city which is now India’s undisputed kidnapping capital.
09.01.2012 11:32 1 comment Gold-paved Gulf streets a mirage for India's migrants Some regions of India are seeing a mass movement of people seeking their fortune abroad. Enticed by the promise of prestige jobs and big money, all too often they find only physical and mental exploitation at the end of their journey.		26.12.2011 11:58 27 comments Pakistan turning away from bald eagle and towards red dragon Pakistan is turning away from the US and looking east for its future partnerships, with the president now firming up the country’s friendship with China.
13.12.2011 14:07 13 comments 'US to control Iraq oil always' Despite the US’s declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country's rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India's ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s.		08.12.2011 10:45 4 comments Top US and European colleges mop up India’s university rejects India is one of the world's few growth countries, with a burgeoning middle class to match. They are keen to get a top-notch education for their children, but with Indian colleges oversubscribed, many are turning to the West as a fallback option.
26.11.2011 09:21 31 comments Pakistan seals border in response to NATO attack Pakistan has closed a key Afghan border crossing to NATO supplies after the US-led coalition's helicopters allegedly fired on a checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 24 soldiers and wounding around fourteen.		19.11.2011 14:19 9 comments Caste away: Hindu group dwindles in Kashmir Decades of violence have plagued the disputed land of Kashmir, a volatile region claimed by both India and Pakistan. Now, the Hindu Pandits who once made up the bulk of the population face continued discrimination from the Muslim majority.
12.11.2011 11:20 4 comments Half-life of Kashmir ‘half-widows’ Thousands of women in the disputed Indian region of Kashmir have seen their husbands literally disappear, leaving them bereft, grieving and struggling to survive in a society which shuns women left with no man to support them and their children.		09.11.2011 11:07 New ‘poverty standards’ enrage Indians The Indian government has announced a drop in the number of poor people in the country by massaging the criteria used to measure poverty. By its reckoning, less than a dollar a day is enough to get by – but the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
07.11.2011 09:28 3 comments Bhopal victims: Lab rats for Big Pharma Tens of thousands of Indians were poisoned when toxic gas leaked from a plant owned by a US corporation. Now they claim they are suffering even more after pharmaceutical companies used the opportunity to try dangerous experimental drugs on them.		02.11.2011 10:20 4 comments Red Indians: Maoists urge anti-globalization uprising A growing Maoist group in India is brewing a revolution that could soon spill on to the streets, urging multinational companies (MNCs) out of the country because, they say, globalization causes a widening gap between rich and poor.

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