Dear Vidya
I am really happy that you are raising questions on the issue of trafficking
of persons for sexual exploitation and paedophilia. Your concern for
children and their protection is genuine, but I have some reservations about
the points you have raised. You may be correct in believing
Preetu, you say that Nishtha Desai said she was misquoted but you haven't
elaborated on that - was this in the BBC article? Did she tell you she was
misquoted? Referring to Arun Pandey's quote, women who are trafficked include
minors - so it is still a paedophilia issue, besides being a wider
Congratulations to Preetu Nair, for her meticulous engagement with the
stories she covers, and for this valuable, point-by-point illustration of
the consistent misrepresentation and wilful misunderstanding exhibited
towards Goa in virtually all media
In this instance, it is the BBC.
But one
