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December 2009

 

 

No internet sex please, we're Indian, The Guardian, 28 Dec 2009:

It may have given the world the Kama Sutra and the Bollywood wet sari scene, but it appears that India is not yet ready to be exposed to the delicate subject of sex on the internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tamil Tigers are defeated, The Observer magazine, 27 Dec 2009

British medic and former hostage Damilvany Kumar recalls the horror of captivity under government forces, and her fears for the future

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buddha disrupts flight path at Delhi airport, 23 Dec 2009, The Guardian

Airport authorities built new runway near religious site where 16 metre-high statue is under construction

 

 

 

 

Britain and US protest after India tightens tourism rules, 21 Dec 2009, The Guardian

Tougher visa rules follow arrest in US of Mumbai terror suspect who visited India on multiple-entry visa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copenhagen summit: 'First step' to a new order – or a 'betrayal of our grandchildren', The Guardian, 20 Dec 2009

The reactions to the Copenhagen deal from India, Russia, Germany, France and South Africa

 

Sri Lankan guards 'sexually abused girls' in Tamil refugee camp, 20 Dec 2009, The Observer

British medic held for months in an internment camp for Tamil civilians has revealed how military guards dealt out cruel punishments, while many suspected of links to Tiger rebels were taken away and have not been seen since

 

 

 

 

Mumbai terror attack suspect withdraws confession, 18 Dec 2009, The Guardian

Mohammad Ajmal Kasab tells court he came to India to break into Bollywood and was framed (image: Reuters video grab)

 

 

 

 

India launches offensive on Naxalite rebels as they near Delhi, 6 Dec 2009, The Observer

Delhi's move to crush Maoist insurgents raises fears for civilians in the countryside

 

 

 

 

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