If you read the whole story, it looks different. This is based on some political non-sense. Also from the article "...Mark P. Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons said on Tuesday, naming India, China, Russia, Mexico, and South Africa among other countries in this category.....". Some of these countries are UN security council members and G8, the so called elite group of nations. What does this report prove anyway? In the report, they have Afghanistan and Bangladesh, higher than India and Sri Lanka??? What a joke. Oh yes, Pakistan is at tier 2. What a shame!

Turns out Rice personally requested India not be put on the list. The report also cites that India has been efforts to curb the problem.

I don't agree with how the issue was handled. If India has a Human Trafficking problem, then put it on the blacklist. Citing improving ties is a bad excuse and a bad move on Rice's part.