It used to be that stand and deliver meant a robber wanted you to handover your money, but the stakes in armed robberies can now be much higher. We reported on the disturbing trend during this global recession for the impoverished to sell their organs, such as kidneys, as a means to survive. The
03.17.2010 | Asia, India | Stuart Ford
India, like many other developing countries, faces the dual challenge of poor roads and overflowing trash landfills. Poor roads are a challenge both economically and in terms of human development. Fast, efficient transit corridors are an integral enabler of societal advancement. Now an entrepren
03.9.2010 | Asia, India | Stuart Ford
India served a challenge to the US this week. Indian environment minister, Jairam Ramesh told the US if it wants to get serious about environmental emissions if needs to stop eating so much beef. An American is the biggest beef consumer, eating 25% more than Europeans. However, Ramesh is not s
If you got to Goa in India, you might get to experience more than you anticipated. Goa is fast becoming known as the venue of choice for Israelis finishing their mandatory stint in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). IDF national service is a responsibility that young Israelis take seriously. It i
Some observers are aware that the monsoon season in India this year has not followed normal patterns. The Indian farming system demands a reliable level of rainfall, and the scarcity of rain has caused massive crop failure in some areas of the country. Many readers realize that changes in weather pa
Beyond the unemployment, foreclosures, and credit freezes, there are other, perhaps more long-term, societal impacts of the current economic recession. There is for many in this recession a forced recognition of the fragility of the human economic condition. Many families that had planned for t
We are often surprised, and sometimes a little disappointed, about an important story getting crowded out of the headlines by populist headlines. While the titillating Amanda Knox sex-crime headline has received impressive column inches, something else happened this week that has strategic import
India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator. Winston Churchill
05.18.2009 | Asia, India | Stuart Ford
In what appears to be a bizarre case of over-reaching, a leading Tamil party leader in India is calling for the army there to be used to invade Sri Lanka, and help create an independent Tamil state. This is causing quite the stir in India, as the proponent of this extreme plan is expected to
I think I may have been busy covering an international conflict when 'they' changed the definition of war. It used to be that when a standing army (or a state-sponsored group) crossed into someone else's sovereign territory and killed their inhabitants, that was interpreted as an act of war. H
03.27.2009 | Americas, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan | Stuart Ford
Beyond the strident headlines, there are structural economic drivers of societal and governmental change in Central Asia, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. It is a region with a history of almost constant conflict - an area shaped by the crucible of war and territorial dispute. Fi
03.13.2009 | Afghanistan, Asia, India, Pakistan | Clarity Staff Reporter
The simmering tension between India and Pakistan after last November's attacks on Mumbai is growing hotter, rather than cooling as time passes. The bitter spat, conducted through the media, is also indicative of the rift that still exist between Pakistan's old military rulers and the new, more
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