Criminal prosecutions in Bhopal have neither been timely nor effective. In the decades between arrests and prosecution, thousands of people have died from gas-related illnesses.

Development, relief and church groups in India are preparing to respond after cyclone Laila hit the coast of southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state today.

Church leaders have taken to eating curries to support campaigns to overcome violence and racism against Indian students living in Australia.

Church groups have hailed the report of an Indian federal commission recommending an end to decades of religion-based discrimination which excluded Christian and Muslim Dalits from affirmative action legislation.