The Central Adoption Resource Agency Chairman J.K. Mittal says the Indian government has plans to ease the rules governing adoption of Indian children by people in other countries.

"He said India's adoption laws are very complicated and lengthy and often discourage foreigners from adopting children here."

The current process requires foreigners who which to adopt an Indian child to be sponsored by a licensed agency in their country that is also able to work in India. Currently, direct adoption of Indian children by foreigners is strictly prohibited, which likely accounts for the sharp drop in inter-country adoptions, from 1,298 in 2001 to just 853 in 2006. Read more at TheHindu.com.

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