India, Jan. 13 -- Stakeholders discuss trafficking, early marriage, forced labour

There is a specific kind of silence that falls when the conversation moves from economic statistics to the safety of a child. It is a silence shaped by shared responsibility and quiet unease. That moment was felt on Monday where ATSEC India, in collaboration with Bal Kalyan Sangh, Miracle Foundation India, Girls Not Brides, The Asia Foundation, and Yuva Manthan, came together for a national symposium that reflected lived realities rather than formal protocol.

The theme, "Viksit Bharat@2047: For Every Woman and Child," posed a challenging question: can a nation truly be described as developed if its women and children continue to look over their shoulders? ...