India in Foreign PRESS

The New York Times has a piece on India8217;s emerging approach to the world.

The New York Times

The New York Times has a piece on India8217;s emerging approach to the world. The writer, Somini Sengupta, takes three cases8212;the Tibetan issue, India8217;s interests in Myanmar and the ongoing Africa summit8212;to show that 8220;these days Chinese and Indian interests coincide nearly as much as they divide8221;. On India8217;s delicate foreign policy balancing act, the write up says, 8220;It is just one leg of an emerging Indian approach to the world8212;one part caution, one part competition, with a dash of mimicry sprinkled8212;that is ever mindful of the more powerful giant that has risen on its eastern flank, but it is impossible for New Delhi to escape the reality that the playing field is badly skewed in China8217;s favor, and hence the need for caution.8221;

The Guardian

The British newspaper also talked of the Africa summit and how India is forced to follow China8217;s strategy of wooing Africa. The report says, 8220;But India still remains in the shadow of its larger neighbour China. Last year, the trade between Beijing and the African continent was 73 billion. However, with its economy growing at almost 9 per cent a year, India has little choice but to follow in the footsteps of the United States, China and the European Union by offering cash to secure oil, food supplies and scarce metals.8221; The report also quotes several experts as saying that India will have to rely on its 8220;soft power8221; to win over the African continent.

Time

The magazine8217;s US edition has a somewhat dated story on legal process outsourcing to India. 8220;While the Americans learn, well-trained lawyers in secure offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurgaon, who typically earn 6,000 to 30,000 annually, do legal grunt work. It8217;s part of India8217;s inevitable move up the corporate food chain, from lower-value business process outsourcing8212;like call centers8212;to knowledge process outsourcing KPO,8221; the report says.

The Sun

The British tabloid has a story on the recent birth of the two-faced baby in India8212;8216;The Two-Faced Baby Goddess8217;, Lali Singh. The report says, 8220;Lali Singh has one head but two sets of EYES which blink at the same time, a pair of MOUTHS8212;which both drink milk8212;and a couple of NOSES.8221; The report also quotes 8220;expert David Dunaway8221; of London8217;s Great Ormond Street Kids Hospital as saying that, 8220;Lali is the only tot born with two perfectly formed faces.8221;