The economy in India is growing rapidly, but not fast enough to take care of its millions of poor and hungry children. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a solution that has resulted in the world's largest school…

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An Indian idol-maker draws eyes onto a clay statue of the Hindu goddess Durga. Photo credit: Diptendu Dutta/ AFP/ Getty Images.

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An Indian folk dancer from the Zanzar Performing Arts poses with her troupe during a rehearsal for the upcoming Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. Photo credit: Sam Panthaky /AFP /Getty Images.

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Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense…

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In India, aborting a fetus based on its sex is illegal, but the practice is common due to a societal preference for boys.

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An army of vaccination teams working in high-risk areas of India are helping fight the crippling polio virus.

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"Wagah," a documentary by filmmaker Supriyo Sen, highlights the impressive military ceremony attended by thousands of people each day in a village on the India-Pakistan border. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films…

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In India, parental surrogacy is often less complicated and costly than having a surrogate in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the ethics of outsourcing surrogacy in the second of two reports about Indian women who…

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In "Made in India," filmmakers Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha follow the journey of an infertile Texas couple and the Indian surrogate who gives birth to their children. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently…

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Indian surrogate mothers. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro Thursday on the NewsHour, you'll see an excerpt of the film "Made in India," which documents the journey of an infertile American couple and their Indian surrogate. It's part of…

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