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This is All Things Considered. I am Melissa Block. And I am Robert Siegel. India is changing fast, but it's still a fundamentally conservative society. Most marriages are arranged, western-style dating is unthinkable for most, which is why it's surpr
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 03 January 2006 Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, left, and Indian PM Manmohan Singh shake hands after addressing a joint conference in New Delhi, India, April 18,
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 March 2007 India has traditionally been a nation of tea-drinkers, but coffee is beginning A visitor sips coffee next to a poster advertising a coffee brand at the India International Coffee Festival 2007 in Bangalore (
By Steve Herman New Delhi 12 June 2008 International airlines are resisting India's new passenger information system, set to be implemented at the end of this month. Carriers say the system, as proposed, is incompatible with existing databases. VOA
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 April 2007 India has ventured on its first commercial space mission by launching an Italian satellite into space. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, this marks a milestone for the country's space program. India
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 April 2007 A reportedly HIV positive baby girl Harini, 4-months-old, at an orphanage in Chennai, India (File) India is lagging behind many countries in providing anti-retroviral drugs to people afflicted with the AIDS
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 July 2006 Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani addresses a press conference in Chandigarh, India India's biggest conglomerate plans a massive investment in the country's fast-growing retail sector. International
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 July 2006 The Bush administration says it stands with the international community in wanting an end to bloodshed along the Israeli-Lebanese border, but only when the groundwork for a lasting cessation of hostilities h
By Steve Herman New Delhi 28 June 2007 Energy-hungry India is looking to one of its most rugged and scenic regions to generate badly needed electricity. But plans to create a series of dams and hydroelectric plants along the Teesta River in Sikkim an
By Steve Herman New Delhi 10 January 2008 India's booming economy has created a middle class of people eager to take to the road in a car of their own. Hundreds of millions currently have to make do with walking, cycling or using three-wheeled taxis
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 March 2007 Leaders from South Asian countries will gather in India in the coming days for a regional summit expected to focus on trade and terrorism. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Afghanistan will join the
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 June 2006 Major international companies have recently announced several new investments in India. These investments signal India's growing importance as a global hub for the information technology industry, and also a
India's Central bank has hiked interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation which is at its highest rate in over a decade. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are fears the measure will slowdown growth in one of the world's fastest g
South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an
Indian agriculture officials say they expect a rich harvest of food grains this year following abundant rains mid-way through the monsoon season. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports the anticipated increase in food supply could help the country
India's auto industry is facing a slowdown, prompting many automobile manufacturers to scale down plans for expansion. Many global automakers headed to India, in recent years, to take advantage of a growing economy. Some consumers are avoiding expen
India's tourist industry is facing a slump, both due to last month's terror attacks in Mumbai and the global economic slowdown. Two luxury hotels popular with foreigners were among the targets of the terror attacks in the deadly attacks. Workers rem
India government officials say they have ordered closer surveillance of land borders amid concerns of more potential terrorist strikes inside the country by militants infiltrating from either Bangladesh or Pakistan. India has increased vigilance alo
The political fallout from the Mumbai terror attack is beginning to take its toll on the administration of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. As Mr. Singh convened an all-party meeting to discuss security, his home minister submitted his resignation. VO
In India, stalled monsoon rains are expected to revive soon. But there are concerns the shortfall in monsoon rains so far could adversely impact crop production. Indian women harvest tea leaves at a plantation in Kondoli, some 17 km from Nagaon in t