New adoption rules recently passed in India will make adopting Indian children easier for foreign couples. Previously, foreigners needed clearance from Indian adoption coordination agencies. The process often took over a year. Now, that step will be bypassed.

"Under the new rules, the government will be responsible for identifying the agency in India that can offer a child for adoption. Now, foreigners have to first apply to their [own] governments, which have to find and get in touch with adoption agencies in India on their own."

Though rules will be easier for foreigners, they will become stricter for Indians. Currently, Indians can contact adoption agencies directly, but critics say this increases the chances that children will be trafficked. Under the new rules, Indians will have to first register with a state adoption agency.

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Labels: foreign_adoption, adoption_process, India

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