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| Der Spiegel: India anger over 'racist' German magazine cartoon on population | Der Spiegel: India anger over 'racist' German magazine cartoon on population |
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| India is set to become the world's most populous country by April end | India is set to become the world's most populous country by April end |
| Many Indians, including a minister, have been criticising a cartoon in German magazine Der Spiegel that they say was racist and in bad taste. | Many Indians, including a minister, have been criticising a cartoon in German magazine Der Spiegel that they say was racist and in bad taste. |
| The cartoon shows a dilapidated Indian train - overflowing with passengers both inside and atop coaches - overtaking a swanky Chinese train on a parallel track. | The cartoon shows a dilapidated Indian train - overflowing with passengers both inside and atop coaches - overtaking a swanky Chinese train on a parallel track. |
| It is being seen as mocking India as the country overtakes China to become the world's most populous nation. | It is being seen as mocking India as the country overtakes China to become the world's most populous nation. |
| Der Spiegel is a weekly news magazine. | Der Spiegel is a weekly news magazine. |
| Many Indians have tweeted, saying that that the magazine was stuck with an outdated idea of India and hadn't recognised the progress made by the country in recent decades. | Many Indians have tweeted, saying that that the magazine was stuck with an outdated idea of India and hadn't recognised the progress made by the country in recent decades. |
| Federal minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted: "Notwithstanding your attempt at mocking India, it's not smart to bet against India under PM @narendramodi ji. In a few years, India's economy will be bigger than Germany's." | Federal minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted: "Notwithstanding your attempt at mocking India, it's not smart to bet against India under PM @narendramodi ji. In a few years, India's economy will be bigger than Germany's." |
| Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser in the ministry of information and broadcasting, tweeted that the cartoon was "outrageously racist". Another Twitter user said the cartoon showed the magazine's "elite mindset". | Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser in the ministry of information and broadcasting, tweeted that the cartoon was "outrageously racist". Another Twitter user said the cartoon showed the magazine's "elite mindset". |
| The magazine has not reacted to the criticism. | The magazine has not reacted to the criticism. |
| While overcrowded trains can still be seen in many parts of India, significant investments have been made to improve the country's railway network and its trains. | While overcrowded trains can still be seen in many parts of India, significant investments have been made to improve the country's railway network and its trains. |
| Cartoons published by Western media have caused outrage in the country earlier as well. The New York Times newspaper had apologised in 2014 for a cartoon on India's Mars Mission following readers' complaints that it mocked India. | Cartoons published by Western media have caused outrage in the country earlier as well. The New York Times newspaper had apologised in 2014 for a cartoon on India's Mars Mission following readers' complaints that it mocked India. |
| The cartoon showed a farmer with a cow knocking at the door of a room marked Elite Space Club where two men sit reading a newspaper. It was published after India successfully put the Mangalyaan robotic probe into orbit around Mars. | The cartoon showed a farmer with a cow knocking at the door of a room marked Elite Space Club where two men sit reading a newspaper. It was published after India successfully put the Mangalyaan robotic probe into orbit around Mars. |
| BBC News India is now on YouTube. Click here to subscribe and watch our documentaries, explainers and features. | BBC News India is now on YouTube. Click here to subscribe and watch our documentaries, explainers and features. |
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