India Under Pressure to Curb Sex Trafficking

As many of you know, sex trafficking has been an ongoing problem throughout much of the world. Recently, Asmita Women’s Publication Group conducted a study that found at least 17,000 Nepalese women forced into prostitution in four of India’s major cities.
In an effort to combat this, the US has demanded that India make dramatic changes in its attempts at curbing the trafficking of sex workers. If India fails to comply they will be subject to economic sanctions in June.
An article in Hindustan Times reads:
Ministry sources said US Ambassador to India David Mulford met Home Minister Shivraj Patil over a week ago and conveyed to him that under the US’s Victims of Trafficking and Violence Act, India’s position could be downgraded for not doing enough to curb trafficking. If this happens, the US will be bound to vote against loans to India from international financial institutions like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.