USA TODAY / AP: Police in India’s capital used tear gas and water cannons for a second day Sunday in a high-security zone to break up protests by thousands of people demonstrating against the gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus…
The demonstrations continued Sunday despite Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde promising to consider their main demand for death penalties for all six suspects who have been arrested by police following the Dec. 16 attack.
The attack one week ago has sparked days of protests across the country. The victim is recovering from injuries in a New Delhi government hospital but is still in critical condition… (more)
EDITOR: At a Hungarian airport two weeks ago the Watchdog noted a ‘traditional’ middle age Indian couple, with the woman walking a few paces behind the husband. (Last week he met with an Americanized Indian Couple who are partners in a prosperous regional company, with the woman in charge of operations.) With this outcry over a gang rape of an escorted young female, a transition in Indian culture may be under way.
