India's Women Turning to Guns for Protection
Indian women explain why they are buying guns for protection, in response to rising rates of sexual harassment and robbery. There are an estimated 40m guns in India, the second highest number in the world behind the United States. In Punjab, 31,300 arms licences have been issued to women

Read the article here | Jason Burke in Chandigarth | Video reporting by Urmila Jagannathan and Jason Burke | Monday, May 21, 2012