印访华团员行为不检 使用猥亵言语侮辱中国女性

印訪華青年團行為不檢 騷擾中國女性

2012-07-23 16:21:00 來源︰大公網

大公網7月23日訊 據台灣中央社報道，印度派遣百人青年代表團到中國大陸訪問交流，但傳出部分男團員騷擾大陸女性、講話淫穢，連女團員都責怪說政府有關部會在遴選團員時「實在太不挑了」。

新華社11日報道，今年是「中印友好合作年」，印度百人青年代表團12至21日赴北京、呼和浩特、沈陽3個城市進行為期10天的訪問。

不過，以傳承和發揚雙方友誼、促進兩國關系進一步發展為目的的這個訪問團，似乎在10天的交流旅行中完全變調。

中央社援引「印度時報」今天報道說，由于一些團員的行為不檢，北京對印度的負面觀感無以復加。

報道說，訪團中有些成員不但騷擾中國大陸女性，還嘲弄同團來自印度東北部藏緬族裔、外型酷似華人的女性團員。

報道引述部分團員的話說，由于騷擾女孩的問題「猖獗」，令印方隨團官員疲于奔命，只得安排男女分乘不同巴士，避免情況失控。

印度政府主管青年事務與體育部次長周德里表示，代表團由政府協助組織，團員由不同政黨和大學以受推薦人的社區服務和特質遴選組成。

報道說，女性團員向周德里本人抱怨，也直接向印度政府檢舉，官員才介入處理，要求男性團員檢點，「有一段時間，麻煩制造者還被禁足在旅館房間內，不準隨團參訪」。

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印访华团员行为不检 使用猥亵言语侮辱中国女性

2012-07-24 02:31:00　

来源: 环球时报-环球网(北京)　有100人参与 “一场本应展示印度国家形象的访华之旅，结果却变成了让国家蒙羞和代表团中许多女性成员遭骚扰的行程。”《印度斯坦时报》等印度主流媒体23日报道称，上周六刚结束的百名印度青年访华代表团被爆出丑闻，多名男性成员在访华行程中“行为不检”，使用猥亵言语侮辱调戏中国女翻译、酒店女服务员、和团内印度東北部藏緬族裔女成员等，据称其中多人是所在邦的“青年政党领袖”。

《印度教徒报》对组织此次访华团的印度青年和体育事务部提出批评，质疑其“究竟以什么标准、如何挑选的这些本应代表印度形象的访华成员”。大量印度网友23日指责该访华团成员“丢人丢到国外”，要求政府公布“行为不检者”资料，禁止其再出国。

据悉，该代表团本月12日至21日访问了北京、呼和浩特、沈阳3个城市，总人数约100人，年龄均在35岁以下，由印度各大政党的青年领袖、学生、艺术界等行业的代表组成，是中印青年交流计划的一部分。

《印度时报》22日以“印度代表团在中国丢人现眼”为题报道称，代表团领队为管理男性成员“猖獗骚扰女成员”的行为大伤脑筋。文章引述代表团一位女成员的话说：“我不知道青年和体育事务部是不是专门挑选了一些能说下流话、爱骚扰女孩的男成员参加这个团。”据代表团一些成员透露，无计可施的领队不得不让男成员和女成员分开乘坐巴士，以避免不愉快的事发生。报道称，在其中一个场合，一部分爱惹事的男成员被勒令留在酒店，不许参加观光旅游活动。“领队说要惩治闹事者并把他们列入黑名单，但这根本起不到威慑作用，因为没有人会第二次参加青年交流计划的活动。”

“印度青年代表团这次访华被认为是让来自全国各地的100名印度青年亲眼目睹中国和展示印度软实力的一次机会，结果却变成了让国家蒙羞和代表团中许多女成员遭骚扰的行程。”《印度斯坦时报》23日如此感叹。报道称，该代表团的许多成员、包括行为不端者来自印度北部的邦区。在内蒙古呼和浩特访问时，由于代表团内一些男子屡次言语猥亵团内女成员，甚至嘲笑她们的种姓，领队只好让女团员们单独乘坐一辆巴士。“有的人还对路上看见的中国女孩蔑称‘chinkis’，对她们穿的衣服进行嘲笑，并对中国女翻译使用‘不恰当的语言’，导致一些女成员发出投诉。”报道称，行程开始3天后，领导此次访问的印度青年和体育事务部秘书妮塔-乔杜里就警告其中一些人不要胡作非为，并威胁如果他们再不检点，就要取消行程将其送回印度，并让这些人所属政党的老板从印度打电话让他们规矩点。但报道称，“警告和分开乘车并没有完全解决问题，有些被迫另外乘车的男性成员心怀不满，威胁来自新德里的女孩说，回印度后会找她们算账。”

报道称，行程开始3天后，领导此次访问的印度青年和体育事务部秘书妮塔-乔杜里就警告其中一些人不要胡作非为，并威胁如果他们再不检点，就要取消行程将其送回印度，并让这些人所属政党的老板从印度打电话让他们规矩点。但报道称，“警告和分开乘车并没有完全解决问题，有些被迫另外乘车的男性成员心怀不满，威胁来自新德里的女孩说，回印度后会找她们算账。”

据悉，在北京访问时，团内印度北方一个邦的执政党青年领袖过生日，向居住的酒店要免费蛋糕，结果酒店只答应赠送西瓜，引发这些人不满，还“哄骗酒店的中国女服务员给其喂西瓜”。文章称，还有许多代表对访华期间的饮食不满，发牢骚称素食品种太少，让中方人员非常尴尬。

《印度教徒报》23日发文质疑，青年和体育事务部究竟如何选择其访华代表？报道称，此次访问团百名成员中很大一部分来自青年和体育事务部下属的一个青年事务组织，行为不端的人大都来自印度各地政党代表，该团的政党成员包括执政党国大党、印度人民党、印度共产党、印共（马）、社会党和全国人民党等。《印度时报》引述青年和体育事务部秘书乔杜里的话称，代表团成员由各种不同的组织和社区选出，比如像政府支持的全国社会服务组织、尼赫鲁玉瓦肯德拉组织，此外还有各政党和大学选派的成员。

《印度斯坦时报》称，“看来从政党中随机选择的‘青年领袖’不能保证印度在海外的斯文形象”。印度驻华大使馆不愿意就此发表评论，仅表示一些成员因他们的行为受到了“惩罚”，没有参加观光旅游。文章称，“10天访问之后，无论代表团的组织还是素质都受到质疑，印度和中国青年之间的互动也少之又少。”

大量印度网友在网上谴责该访华团成员“丢人丢到国外”，并要求政府说明成员筛选程序，公布“行为不检者”的姓名资料，禁止其再次出国访问。在《印度斯坦时报》的报道页面下，一位署名“迪萨”的网友说，“这些人肯定是某些政治家的子女”，引来不少附和。

还有网友分析称，类似该访问团的机会一般会留给与印度国会议员、地方官员、政府团体有密切关系的人，普通学生不可能有机会。“这些人在海外堕落的行为就像平常在家的所作所为一样。”名为“拉姆”的网友称：“印度青年特别是政治青年不懂中国文化和中国青年。在中国，男女平等。访问团成员本应行为端正，代表印度的国家形象，他们需要时间来学习别人的文化，尊重妇女。”

一个小插曲是，因为报道中指出大量“行为不检者”来自印度北方邦区，该报道还引发了印度网民就“北方人与南方人品德”的地域争执。

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Boys in Indian youth delegation harass girls, cause uproar in China tour

Indian delegates on China trip in 'harassment' row

BBC News
23 July 2012 Last updated at 13:23 ET

An Indian official has defended the behaviour of young male delegates on a recent goodwill mission to China, after allegations of repeated verbal harassment of women.

The spokesman for the ministry of sport which organised the visit said there was "nothing serious" in the remarks.

But female members of the delegation said that harassment did take place.

They said they were afraid to speak openly about the reports, which have been discussed widely in India's media.

The female members said that a small group of males within the Indian delegation were rude to their Indian counterparts and to Chinese women during their week-long tour of China.

The 100-member team returned to India on Saturday after spending 10 days in China at the invitation of the Chinese government.

"We were taken around in China in buses," one of the women in the Indian delegation told the BBC.

"Initially, it was all fun. Then some of the boys openly started passing lewd remarks about the dresses and physical attributes of us and our Chinese counterparts.

"Their targets were primarily Chinese girls - since they were wearing short skirts - but they didn't spare some Indian girls as well."

Sports and Youth Affairs ministry spokesman RK Singh said that "the boys were sitting at the back of the bus and must have been joking".

"You cannot keep quiet if you are journeying for more than an hour," he said.

"It could be that they passed remarks about others. But there was nothing serious."

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INDIA: Stop exporting gender based violence

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 12:40 pm
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission  

  July 23, 2012

After the sexual assault upon a woman in Guwahati, in Assam state early this month, a shocking event the national media in India competed in telecasting, and the despicable 'culture' discussion that followed, the country has scored again, internationally, for similar criminal conduct by Indian men. Impelled by sexual lust and contempt to women, the members of a youth delegation that travelled to China misbehaved with Chinese women during their cultural and diplomatic mission. The members of the delegation that returned to India on 21 July are now being questioned for their misconduct. Understandably no punitive action would follow, since those accused of committing this despicable crime are some of the most privileged in the country, worse, are protégées of the country's various political parties - left, right and centre included.

According to some members of the delegation and Indian diplomats, Ms. Nita Chowdhury, Secretary from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had to warn the delegates during their 10-day trip to China, that they would be sent back mid-way through the visit if they did not improve their conduct. The Secretary must have been aware of her 'jurisdictional' limitations, since had she for instance reported the incident to the Chinese authorities formally as required by law, the Secretary would have had to face worse adverse consequences at home. Perhaps what would be more discussed in India then, would be how the Secretary hurt national pride, than what the members of the delegation did to women in China.

The delegation, all of them reportedly under 35 years, included students from the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), members of youth wings of political parties and representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions. It is reported that many members of the delegation used sexually abrasive language against Chinese women and attempted to physically molest them. The women were assisting the delegation with translation and logistics in China. So much for the alleged future leadership of India and the national culture they represented in a neighbouring country.

Both these incidents, in Guwahati and in China, are telltale and vivid examples of how women are treated in India. It is no exaggeration if one were to argue that the country treats its women as chattel, mere objects of labour, sex and as personal cooks at home. It will take much more than sari-clad politicians and a president to change this.

The statement "women's fashion, lifestyle and conduct should be in accordance with Indian culture ... women should not wear clothes which provoke others (to misbehave with them)" by Mr. Kailash Vijayvargiya, a minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) concerning the Guwahati incident is mere ratification of what the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Ms. Mamata Sharma said earlier this year. The NCW is the national body in India mandated to safeguard and promote women's interest. Both statements represent the dominant opinion in India about women.

Whether these persons have legitimate mandate to represent the country, much less its women and culture is a genuine question. Those who represented India in China and made use of the opportunity to approach women with their home grown detestable wolverine personality abrasions were living what they practice at home. In that many Indian men in the delegation must be in fact wondering what is there in their conduct for the women to complain about in the first place.

Ill-treating women - parading a victim of sexual violence in the media included - is in fact a crime. Unfortunately, among many other abrasions, impunity writs large in Indian culture, caste-based discrimination, for instance. Impunity is inbuilt into social values in India promoted by deep caste prejudices that have transcended religious boundaries. Caste-based discrimination is practiced within all religions and political parties in the country. All of them without exception treat women with least respect. In that what was witnessed in Guwahati and in China are expressions of true Indian culture.

Perhaps India's best contribution to promote respect to women would be if it stops exporting violence against women, and at the very least, apologising to China.

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Indian youth delegates harass Chinese women in China
  
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times

Beijing, July 22, 2012

The visit was supposed to be an opportunity for 100 young Indians from different parts of the country to get a glimpse of China and project the soft power of an emerging, young India. Instead it turned out to be an embarrassment for the country and disturbing for many of the women delegates travelling in the group.
The youth team, headed by officials from the ministry of youth affairs and sports, were in Beijing on a 10-day visit at the invitation of the Chinese government and spent time in Beijing, city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia and Shenyang in northeast China before returning to India on Saturday night.

The delegation headed out of New Delhi on the night of July 11 and took the flight out from Beijing on July 21.

Members were selected from political parties like the Congress, Samajwadi Party and BJP and universities and youth organisations from across the country. Many members – and those chastised for misbehaving -- were from North Indian states.

While travelling in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, women were put in a separate bus after some of the men passed lewd comments about their fellow delegates, even making snide remarks about their ethnicity.

But it was also routine for a few to call out to Chinese women walking by as "chin*kis" and let out the choicest vulgar adjectives about the clothes they wore.

About three days into the trip, few of them – some self-declared youth leaders of political parties from north Indian states – were made to give an assurance to Ministry secretary Nita Chowdhury that they will not misbehave.

Their immediate party bosses had to call them up from India to ask them to behave; Chowdhury threatened to cancel the tour if they didn’t fall in line.

But the problem didn’t end with the comments or separate buses; some male delegates, disgruntled that they were forced to travel separately, allegedly threatened girls from New Delhi that they would retaliate once back in India.

Earlier in Beijing, a Chinese waitress in a hotel was coaxed into feeding water melons to a youth leader from the ruling party of a north Indian state at the joyous occasion of his birthday. A cake was first demanded from the hotel. The hotel obliged by offering a water melon, which triggered a furore that the delegation had been insulted.

Many delegates threw tantrums at the lack of vegetarian options while eating, often embarrassing the Chinese minders.

Diplomats here were not willing to comment on record but said some of the youth were "penalised" for their behavior; they were not taken on a sight-seeing trip. Instructions were also given that those involved in fresh incidents would be dispatched home.

The misbehaviour raises questions about the procedure followed in selecting members for such delegations. For one, randomly selecting "youth leaders" from political parties is unlikely to ensure that a refined image of India is projected abroad.

The trip was mired in controversy from the beginning with China denying visa to a woman delegate from Arunachal Pradesh. As it turned out, that was just the beginning.

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'Misbehaving' youth delegates disrupt trip to China

BEIJING,July 23, 2012

Ananth Krishnan
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Questions raised on Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry’s composition of delegation, organisation of visit

A trip that began as an exercise to build bridges between Indian and Chinese youth has ended with questions about how the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports selects its youth representatives, after several male delegates on a trip to China were found to have behaved inappropriately with women delegates and Chinese translators.

Nita Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had to issue a warning to delegates during the 10-day trip, which concluded on Saturday, that they would be sent back home mid-way through the visit if they did not improve their conduct, according to several members of the delegation and Indian diplomats.

This followed complaints from women representatives of “inappropriate” behaviour on the part of several male delegates.

The 100-member delegation was comprised largely students of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), an autonomous body under the Ministry, members of youth wings of political parties and representatives of panchayati raj Institutions. All the delegates were under 35 years of age.

Male delegates reportedly used inappropriate language with female Chinese translators, prompting complaints from some women delegates. Some delegates also behaved inappropriately with some women representatives, it was alleged. Asked about the incidents, Indian diplomats said the situation had “been handled”. However, Ms. Chowdhury’s warning to the delegates was confirmed.

Some of those reported to have behaved inappropriately were from political parties. Party leaders in New Delhi were informed of their behaviour and told to warn them to conduct themselves properly. Among the political parties represented were the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Communist Party of India, CPI (Marxist), the Samajwadi Party and the Janata Dal (United).

The group arrived in Beijing on July 12 and travelled last week to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia and Shenyang in Liaoning province. “The purpose of this visit is to get both of our young people going,” Ms. Chowdhury said last week.

But both the organisation of the trip and composition of the delegation have been questioned after the 10-day visit that saw minimal interaction between Indian and Chinese youth.

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Eve-teasers in India team raise a stink in China
The writer has posted comments on this article Saibal DasguptaSaibal Dasgupta, TNN | Jul 22, 2012, 10.59PM IST


Some boys in the delegation harassed girls in the delegation from the northeast and by the time the team moved to Inner Mangolia as part of the tour, the misbehaving boys began commenting on some north Indian girls as well.
BEIJING: Indian officials managing a youth delegation found themselves struggling to curb rampant harassment of girls by a section of the boys during their week-long tour of China. Desperate officials were forced to separate men and women in separate buses to avoid an untoward incident, according to some of the delegations members.

"I wonder if the youth affairs ministry chose some of the boys on the basis of their ability to use abusive language and harass girls," one of the women in the delegation told TNN. The 100-member team returned to India Saturday after spending 10 days at the invitation of the Chinese government.

Ministry secretary Nita Chowdhury told reporters in Beijing delegation members were chosen on the basis of their community service and certain special qualities out of different organizations like the government-backed National Social Service and the Nehru Yuva Kendra besides different political parties and university outfits.

Women members complained to both Chaudhury and the ministry in New Delhi before officials stepped in and asked some of the boys to behave, TNN was told. At one stage, a section of the troublemakers were ordered to keep out of a sightseeing tour and stay in their hotel rooms.

"Some of us were feeling ashamed being seen with these boys. We were hoping officials from the Nehru Kendra and the ministry were more strict. But they seemed helpless as well," a male member of the delegation said.

Officials talked about punishing and blacklisting the trouble makers, but it was a pointless threat because no one is hardly ever picked up on a youth exchange program a second time.

Some of the youth delegation, which is supposed to represent the best qualities of Indian youth, made lewd remarks on the dressing style of some Chinese girls and called them "chin*kis".

They also nagged at girls in the delegation from the northeast. By the time the delegation moved to Inner Mangolia as part of the tour, the misbehaving boys began commenting on some north Indian girls as well, sources in the delegation said.

The tour also caused differences between the youth affairs and external affairs ministry over the Chinese decision to refuse visa to a member from Arunachal Pradesh. The external affairs ministry was peeved because it had been kept in the dark over the issue, sources said.

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印訪華青年團行為不檢 騷擾中國女性

2012-07-23 16:21:00 來源︰大公網

大公網7月23日訊 據台灣中央社報道，印度派遣百人青年代表團到中國大陸訪問交流，但傳出部分男團員騷擾大陸女性、講話淫穢，連女團員都責怪說政府有關部會在遴選團員時「實在太不挑了」。

新華社11日報道，今年是「中印友好合作年」，印度百人青年代表團12至21日赴北京、呼和浩特、沈陽3個城市進行為期10天的訪問。

不過，以傳承和發揚雙方友誼、促進兩國關系進一步發展為目的的這個訪問團，似乎在10天的交流旅行中完全變調。

中央社援引「印度時報」今天報道說，由于一些團員的行為不檢，北京對印度的負面觀感無以復加。

報道說，訪團中有些成員不但騷擾中國大陸女性，還嘲弄同團來自印度東北部藏緬族裔、外型酷似華人的女性團員。

報道引述部分團員的話說，由于騷擾女孩的問題「猖獗」，令印方隨團官員疲于奔命，只得安排男女分乘不同巴士，避免情況失控。

印度政府主管青年事務與體育部次長周德里表示，代表團由政府協助組織，團員由不同政黨和大學以受推薦人的社區服務和特質遴選組成。

報道說，女性團員向周德里本人抱怨，也直接向印度政府檢舉，官員才介入處理，要求男性團員檢點，「有一段時間，麻煩制造者還被禁足在旅館房間內，不準隨團參訪」。

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印访华团员行为不检 使用猥亵言语侮辱中国女性

2012-07-24 02:31:00　

来源: 环球时报-环球网(北京)　有100人参与 “一场本应展示印度国家形象的访华之旅，结果却变成了让国家蒙羞和代表团中许多女性成员遭骚扰的行程。”《印度斯坦时报》等印度主流媒体23日报道称，上周六刚结束的百名印度青年访华代表团被爆出丑闻，多名男性成员在访华行程中“行为不检”，使用猥亵言语侮辱调戏中国女翻译、酒店女服务员、和团内印度東北部藏緬族裔女成员等，据称其中多人是所在邦的“青年政党领袖”。

《印度教徒报》对组织此次访华团的印度青年和体育事务部提出批评，质疑其“究竟以什么标准、如何挑选的这些本应代表印度形象的访华成员”。大量印度网友23日指责该访华团成员“丢人丢到国外”，要求政府公布“行为不检者”资料，禁止其再出国。

据悉，该代表团本月12日至21日访问了北京、呼和浩特、沈阳3个城市，总人数约100人，年龄均在35岁以下，由印度各大政党的青年领袖、学生、艺术界等行业的代表组成，是中印青年交流计划的一部分。

《印度时报》22日以“印度代表团在中国丢人现眼”为题报道称，代表团领队为管理男性成员“猖獗骚扰女成员”的行为大伤脑筋。文章引述代表团一位女成员的话说：“我不知道青年和体育事务部是不是专门挑选了一些能说下流话、爱骚扰女孩的男成员参加这个团。”据代表团一些成员透露，无计可施的领队不得不让男成员和女成员分开乘坐巴士，以避免不愉快的事发生。报道称，在其中一个场合，一部分爱惹事的男成员被勒令留在酒店，不许参加观光旅游活动。“领队说要惩治闹事者并把他们列入黑名单，但这根本起不到威慑作用，因为没有人会第二次参加青年交流计划的活动。”

“印度青年代表团这次访华被认为是让来自全国各地的100名印度青年亲眼目睹中国和展示印度软实力的一次机会，结果却变成了让国家蒙羞和代表团中许多女成员遭骚扰的行程。”《印度斯坦时报》23日如此感叹。报道称，该代表团的许多成员、包括行为不端者来自印度北部的邦区。在内蒙古呼和浩特访问时，由于代表团内一些男子屡次言语猥亵团内女成员，甚至嘲笑她们的种姓，领队只好让女团员们单独乘坐一辆巴士。“有的人还对路上看见的中国女孩蔑称‘chinkis’，对她们穿的衣服进行嘲笑，并对中国女翻译使用‘不恰当的语言’，导致一些女成员发出投诉。”报道称，行程开始3天后，领导此次访问的印度青年和体育事务部秘书妮塔-乔杜里就警告其中一些人不要胡作非为，并威胁如果他们再不检点，就要取消行程将其送回印度，并让这些人所属政党的老板从印度打电话让他们规矩点。但报道称，“警告和分开乘车并没有完全解决问题，有些被迫另外乘车的男性成员心怀不满，威胁来自新德里的女孩说，回印度后会找她们算账。”

报道称，行程开始3天后，领导此次访问的印度青年和体育事务部秘书妮塔-乔杜里就警告其中一些人不要胡作非为，并威胁如果他们再不检点，就要取消行程将其送回印度，并让这些人所属政党的老板从印度打电话让他们规矩点。但报道称，“警告和分开乘车并没有完全解决问题，有些被迫另外乘车的男性成员心怀不满，威胁来自新德里的女孩说，回印度后会找她们算账。”

据悉，在北京访问时，团内印度北方一个邦的执政党青年领袖过生日，向居住的酒店要免费蛋糕，结果酒店只答应赠送西瓜，引发这些人不满，还“哄骗酒店的中国女服务员给其喂西瓜”。文章称，还有许多代表对访华期间的饮食不满，发牢骚称素食品种太少，让中方人员非常尴尬。

《印度教徒报》23日发文质疑，青年和体育事务部究竟如何选择其访华代表？报道称，此次访问团百名成员中很大一部分来自青年和体育事务部下属的一个青年事务组织，行为不端的人大都来自印度各地政党代表，该团的政党成员包括执政党国大党、印度人民党、印度共产党、印共（马）、社会党和全国人民党等。《印度时报》引述青年和体育事务部秘书乔杜里的话称，代表团成员由各种不同的组织和社区选出，比如像政府支持的全国社会服务组织、尼赫鲁玉瓦肯德拉组织，此外还有各政党和大学选派的成员。

《印度斯坦时报》称，“看来从政党中随机选择的‘青年领袖’不能保证印度在海外的斯文形象”。印度驻华大使馆不愿意就此发表评论，仅表示一些成员因他们的行为受到了“惩罚”，没有参加观光旅游。文章称，“10天访问之后，无论代表团的组织还是素质都受到质疑，印度和中国青年之间的互动也少之又少。”

大量印度网友在网上谴责该访华团成员“丢人丢到国外”，并要求政府说明成员筛选程序，公布“行为不检者”的姓名资料，禁止其再次出国访问。在《印度斯坦时报》的报道页面下，一位署名“迪萨”的网友说，“这些人肯定是某些政治家的子女”，引来不少附和。

还有网友分析称，类似该访问团的机会一般会留给与印度国会议员、地方官员、政府团体有密切关系的人，普通学生不可能有机会。“这些人在海外堕落的行为就像平常在家的所作所为一样。”名为“拉姆”的网友称：“印度青年特别是政治青年不懂中国文化和中国青年。在中国，男女平等。访问团成员本应行为端正，代表印度的国家形象，他们需要时间来学习别人的文化，尊重妇女。”

一个小插曲是，因为报道中指出大量“行为不检者”来自印度北方邦区，该报道还引发了印度网民就“北方人与南方人品德”的地域争执。

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Boys in Indian youth delegation harass girls, cause uproar in China tour

Indian delegates on China trip in 'harassment' row

BBC News
23 July 2012 Last updated at 13:23 ET

An Indian official has defended the behaviour of young male delegates on a recent goodwill mission to China, after allegations of repeated verbal harassment of women.

The spokesman for the ministry of sport which organised the visit said there was "nothing serious" in the remarks.

But female members of the delegation said that harassment did take place.

They said they were afraid to speak openly about the reports, which have been discussed widely in India's media.

The female members said that a small group of males within the Indian delegation were rude to their Indian counterparts and to Chinese women during their week-long tour of China.

The 100-member team returned to India on Saturday after spending 10 days in China at the invitation of the Chinese government.

"We were taken around in China in buses," one of the women in the Indian delegation told the BBC.

"Initially, it was all fun. Then some of the boys openly started passing lewd remarks about the dresses and physical attributes of us and our Chinese counterparts.

"Their targets were primarily Chinese girls - since they were wearing short skirts - but they didn't spare some Indian girls as well."

Sports and Youth Affairs ministry spokesman RK Singh said that "the boys were sitting at the back of the bus and must have been joking".

"You cannot keep quiet if you are journeying for more than an hour," he said.

"It could be that they passed remarks about others. But there was nothing serious."

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INDIA: Stop exporting gender based violence

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 12:40 pm
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission  

  July 23, 2012

After the sexual assault upon a woman in Guwahati, in Assam state early this month, a shocking event the national media in India competed in telecasting, and the despicable 'culture' discussion that followed, the country has scored again, internationally, for similar criminal conduct by Indian men. Impelled by sexual lust and contempt to women, the members of a youth delegation that travelled to China misbehaved with Chinese women during their cultural and diplomatic mission. The members of the delegation that returned to India on 21 July are now being questioned for their misconduct. Understandably no punitive action would follow, since those accused of committing this despicable crime are some of the most privileged in the country, worse, are protégées of the country's various political parties - left, right and centre included.

According to some members of the delegation and Indian diplomats, Ms. Nita Chowdhury, Secretary from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had to warn the delegates during their 10-day trip to China, that they would be sent back mid-way through the visit if they did not improve their conduct. The Secretary must have been aware of her 'jurisdictional' limitations, since had she for instance reported the incident to the Chinese authorities formally as required by law, the Secretary would have had to face worse adverse consequences at home. Perhaps what would be more discussed in India then, would be how the Secretary hurt national pride, than what the members of the delegation did to women in China.

The delegation, all of them reportedly under 35 years, included students from the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), members of youth wings of political parties and representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions. It is reported that many members of the delegation used sexually abrasive language against Chinese women and attempted to physically molest them. The women were assisting the delegation with translation and logistics in China. So much for the alleged future leadership of India and the national culture they represented in a neighbouring country.

Both these incidents, in Guwahati and in China, are telltale and vivid examples of how women are treated in India. It is no exaggeration if one were to argue that the country treats its women as chattel, mere objects of labour, sex and as personal cooks at home. It will take much more than sari-clad politicians and a president to change this.

The statement "women's fashion, lifestyle and conduct should be in accordance with Indian culture ... women should not wear clothes which provoke others (to misbehave with them)" by Mr. Kailash Vijayvargiya, a minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) concerning the Guwahati incident is mere ratification of what the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Ms. Mamata Sharma said earlier this year. The NCW is the national body in India mandated to safeguard and promote women's interest. Both statements represent the dominant opinion in India about women.

Whether these persons have legitimate mandate to represent the country, much less its women and culture is a genuine question. Those who represented India in China and made use of the opportunity to approach women with their home grown detestable wolverine personality abrasions were living what they practice at home. In that many Indian men in the delegation must be in fact wondering what is there in their conduct for the women to complain about in the first place.

Ill-treating women - parading a victim of sexual violence in the media included - is in fact a crime. Unfortunately, among many other abrasions, impunity writs large in Indian culture, caste-based discrimination, for instance. Impunity is inbuilt into social values in India promoted by deep caste prejudices that have transcended religious boundaries. Caste-based discrimination is practiced within all religions and political parties in the country. All of them without exception treat women with least respect. In that what was witnessed in Guwahati and in China are expressions of true Indian culture.

Perhaps India's best contribution to promote respect to women would be if it stops exporting violence against women, and at the very least, apologising to China.

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Indian youth delegates harass Chinese women in China
  
Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times

Beijing, July 22, 2012

The visit was supposed to be an opportunity for 100 young Indians from different parts of the country to get a glimpse of China and project the soft power of an emerging, young India. Instead it turned out to be an embarrassment for the country and disturbing for many of the women delegates travelling in the group.
The youth team, headed by officials from the ministry of youth affairs and sports, were in Beijing on a 10-day visit at the invitation of the Chinese government and spent time in Beijing, city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia and Shenyang in northeast China before returning to India on Saturday night.

The delegation headed out of New Delhi on the night of July 11 and took the flight out from Beijing on July 21.

Members were selected from political parties like the Congress, Samajwadi Party and BJP and universities and youth organisations from across the country. Many members – and those chastised for misbehaving -- were from North Indian states.

While travelling in Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, women were put in a separate bus after some of the men passed lewd comments about their fellow delegates, even making snide remarks about their ethnicity.

But it was also routine for a few to call out to Chinese women walking by as "chin*kis" and let out the choicest vulgar adjectives about the clothes they wore.

About three days into the trip, few of them – some self-declared youth leaders of political parties from north Indian states – were made to give an assurance to Ministry secretary Nita Chowdhury that they will not misbehave.

Their immediate party bosses had to call them up from India to ask them to behave; Chowdhury threatened to cancel the tour if they didn’t fall in line.

But the problem didn’t end with the comments or separate buses; some male delegates, disgruntled that they were forced to travel separately, allegedly threatened girls from New Delhi that they would retaliate once back in India.

Earlier in Beijing, a Chinese waitress in a hotel was coaxed into feeding water melons to a youth leader from the ruling party of a north Indian state at the joyous occasion of his birthday. A cake was first demanded from the hotel. The hotel obliged by offering a water melon, which triggered a furore that the delegation had been insulted.

Many delegates threw tantrums at the lack of vegetarian options while eating, often embarrassing the Chinese minders.

Diplomats here were not willing to comment on record but said some of the youth were "penalised" for their behavior; they were not taken on a sight-seeing trip. Instructions were also given that those involved in fresh incidents would be dispatched home.

The misbehaviour raises questions about the procedure followed in selecting members for such delegations. For one, randomly selecting "youth leaders" from political parties is unlikely to ensure that a refined image of India is projected abroad.

The trip was mired in controversy from the beginning with China denying visa to a woman delegate from Arunachal Pradesh. As it turned out, that was just the beginning.

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'Misbehaving' youth delegates disrupt trip to China

BEIJING,July 23, 2012

Ananth Krishnan
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Questions raised on Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry’s composition of delegation, organisation of visit

A trip that began as an exercise to build bridges between Indian and Chinese youth has ended with questions about how the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports selects its youth representatives, after several male delegates on a trip to China were found to have behaved inappropriately with women delegates and Chinese translators.

Nita Chowdhury, Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had to issue a warning to delegates during the 10-day trip, which concluded on Saturday, that they would be sent back home mid-way through the visit if they did not improve their conduct, according to several members of the delegation and Indian diplomats.

This followed complaints from women representatives of “inappropriate” behaviour on the part of several male delegates.

The 100-member delegation was comprised largely students of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), an autonomous body under the Ministry, members of youth wings of political parties and representatives of panchayati raj Institutions. All the delegates were under 35 years of age.

Male delegates reportedly used inappropriate language with female Chinese translators, prompting complaints from some women delegates. Some delegates also behaved inappropriately with some women representatives, it was alleged. Asked about the incidents, Indian diplomats said the situation had “been handled”. However, Ms. Chowdhury’s warning to the delegates was confirmed.

Some of those reported to have behaved inappropriately were from political parties. Party leaders in New Delhi were informed of their behaviour and told to warn them to conduct themselves properly. Among the political parties represented were the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Communist Party of India, CPI (Marxist), the Samajwadi Party and the Janata Dal (United).

The group arrived in Beijing on July 12 and travelled last week to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia and Shenyang in Liaoning province. “The purpose of this visit is to get both of our young people going,” Ms. Chowdhury said last week.

But both the organisation of the trip and composition of the delegation have been questioned after the 10-day visit that saw minimal interaction between Indian and Chinese youth.

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Eve-teasers in India team raise a stink in China
The writer has posted comments on this article Saibal DasguptaSaibal Dasgupta, TNN | Jul 22, 2012, 10.59PM IST


Some boys in the delegation harassed girls in the delegation from the northeast and by the time the team moved to Inner Mangolia as part of the tour, the misbehaving boys began commenting on some north Indian girls as well.
BEIJING: Indian officials managing a youth delegation found themselves struggling to curb rampant harassment of girls by a section of the boys during their week-long tour of China. Desperate officials were forced to separate men and women in separate buses to avoid an untoward incident, according to some of the delegations members.

"I wonder if the youth affairs ministry chose some of the boys on the basis of their ability to use abusive language and harass girls," one of the women in the delegation told TNN. The 100-member team returned to India Saturday after spending 10 days at the invitation of the Chinese government.

Ministry secretary Nita Chowdhury told reporters in Beijing delegation members were chosen on the basis of their community service and certain special qualities out of different organizations like the government-backed National Social Service and the Nehru Yuva Kendra besides different political parties and university outfits.

Women members complained to both Chaudhury and the ministry in New Delhi before officials stepped in and asked some of the boys to behave, TNN was told. At one stage, a section of the troublemakers were ordered to keep out of a sightseeing tour and stay in their hotel rooms.

"Some of us were feeling ashamed being seen with these boys. We were hoping officials from the Nehru Kendra and the ministry were more strict. But they seemed helpless as well," a male member of the delegation said.

Officials talked about punishing and blacklisting the trouble makers, but it was a pointless threat because no one is hardly ever picked up on a youth exchange program a second time.

Some of the youth delegation, which is supposed to represent the best qualities of Indian youth, made lewd remarks on the dressing style of some Chinese girls and called them "chin*kis".

They also nagged at girls in the delegation from the northeast. By the time the delegation moved to Inner Mangolia as part of the tour, the misbehaving boys began commenting on some north Indian girls as well, sources in the delegation said.

The tour also caused differences between the youth affairs and external affairs ministry over the Chinese decision to refuse visa to a member from Arunachal Pradesh. The external affairs ministry was peeved because it had been kept in the dark over the issue, sources said.

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