An Indian spiritual leader has sparked outcry by claiming the student raped and murdered in New Delhi was partly responsible for what happened.

Dozens of people gathered at a small and poignant memorial service in Auckland to remember an Indian woman who died after a vicious gang rape attack that has shocked the world.

International correspondents look back at events that helped define the year 2012 for them.

The challenges for India and for those doing business here are not for the faint-hearted, but there are some real success and innovation stories, writes Mai Chen.

For everything you know about India, the exact opposite is also true, says Indian economist Reuben Abraham.

The idiosyncrasies of India's market vendors keep Catherine Masters on her toes.

Kieran Nash gets off the beaten snow tracks high in the avalanche country of the mountains of India.

The Himalayan region of Kashmir is usually in the headlines because of political tensions and violence, but amid the trouble lie an awe-inspiring landscape and some of the best back-country ski areas in the world.