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08/03/2013 - REPORTERS

Indian Women : Living in Hell

On December 16th, a 23-year-old female student was brutally raped by six men on board a bus. She was assaulted with an iron bar and thrown naked onto the roadside. She died two weeks later. In a society where many still regard women as a commodity, our reporter met both victims of sexual violence and people who support gender inequality.

08/03/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Cooking up a swarm

International Papers, Friday 8 March 2013: Do women in India feel safe in their own city? The Times of India investigates; according to the Huffington Post, US budget cuts could mean more cocaine on America’s streets; and in Israel, a canny chef’s got a profitable use for Jersualem’s recent locust swarm.

21/02/2013 - INDIA

Deadly explosion hits crowded market in southern India

Two bombs rigged up to bicycles exploded in a bustling market-place in India’s southern city of Hyderabad on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens of others.

20/02/2013 - INDIA

Cameron confronts colonial past on India visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath at Jallianwala Bagh in India’s northwestern city of Amritsar on Wednesday where hundreds of Indians were massacred by colonial forces in 1919, calling the act ‘’a shameful event in British history”.

19/02/2013 - INDIA

Anglo-French rivalry peaks as Cameron plugs trade in India

British PM David Cameron arrived in India on Monday for a three-day trip just days after French President François Hollande’s visit ended with boosted Franco-Indian trade ties as the European states compete in a fast-growing economy.

17/02/2013 - FRANCE - INDIA

French culture minister invites Bollywood to the Alps

French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti urged Bollywood producers to consider the benefits of filming in the French Alps on Friday during a two-day trip accompanying President François Hollande in India.

15/02/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

100% pure French food scandal

The horsemeat scandal hits the headlines for the second day running, with new fears over drugs found in horse carcasses. François Hollande's trip to India is played down by left-wing daily Libération, while Le Figaro hails it as an important rendez-vous for trade relations between the two countries. And Interior Minister Manuel Valls highlights his concerns for France's national security, in an exclusive interview with Le Parisien.

18/02/2013 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

Hollande ‘no travelling salesman’ on India visit

French President François Hollande told FRANCE 24 on Thursday that his visit to India is not only to facilitate lucrative business contracts between the two countries, but also to build cultural and political ties with the world’s largest democracy.

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14/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Mira Kamdar, Author, 'Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World'

With a two-day trip to India, French President François Hollande is hoping to boost trade relations between France and the new economic giant. Leela Jacinto speaks to Mira Kamdar, author of "Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World", about India’s many faces, beyond the stereotypes.

14/02/2013 - FRANCE - INDIA

Rafale jets top agenda on Hollande's India trip

French President François Hollande arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day trip he hopes will pave the way for important trade contracts including a lucrative Rafale fighter jet deal. The trip is the president’s first to Asia.

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