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Michael Field, Pacific journalist
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India India is special. It is full of drama, thought, issues, complexities and no shortage of clichés. India is friends and family; hospitality that cannot be rivalled. I've travelled much of it, and yet feel it is only a beginning. India is 6000 years old, finding its meaning takes time. While I wander its railway lines and roads, here is a sample of some of India through my keyboard.
NZ and the India-US nuclear deal Coverage of New Zealand's key role in blocking the India-US nuclear pact. NY Times hails NZ's nuclear stance September 1, 2008 NZ denies blocking India's nuclear dream August 27 2008 US diplomat urges New Zealand to support pact August 22 2008 Diplomatic offensive over India aimed at NZ August 8 2008 NZ heading to nuke clash with India August 5, 2008
NZ aid light bulbs in India August 12 2008 A simple New Zealand backed project to get electric light into an Indian village is winning media attention in India
NZ left out of India Twenty20 June 23, 2008 New Zealand cricket has been left out of India’s next glitzy $13 million Twenty20 show.
Anoushka Shankar review. June 20, 2008 The Anoushka Shankar Project ... Something of extraordinary beauty occurred beneath the daunting organ pipes of the Auckland Town Hall at this concert.
Sikh allow remarriage June 13, 2008 Claims that the widow of slain storeowner Navtej Singh can never remarry have offended the Indian community. The Sikh religion in fact specially says re-marriage in the event of the death of a partner is acceptable
Get your kicks on Dalal street June 7, 2008 Indians like to joke they gave the world nothing, the number zero, conceived of around 300 BC and making maths possible ever after. The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest bourse and the world's biggest market in terms of listed companies, is anything other than zero. Vibrant and exciting, it mixes digital trading with hand carts and the world's most striking courier system along with raw capitalism.
Zoos a genetic wasteland June 3, 2008 Zoos are genetic wastelands which have no real point in the modern world, a visiting Indian animal rights advocate claims.
Famed daughter starts outshining dad. April 16, 2008 Sitar player Anoushka Shankar is set to perform in Auckland in June. She's happy to be the daughter of her famous father.
Eden's name lives on in world sport December 18, 2007 If the name "Eden Park" disappears from Auckland its not the end of the name for world sport - Eden Gardens will remain, one of the world's grand stadiums.
Monsoon Girl's role behind the lens March 4, 2008 Monsoon Girl - a young Bengali actor who became a New Zealand photo icon - is attracting headlines in India for her latest movie, The Japanese Wife.
Gandhi's last granddaughter on khadi. July 2005 Clothing has long been political in
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