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[Book Review: Adoption in India: Policies and Experiences]
... India signed the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption in 1993 and ratified it in 2003. As a result of the promotion of incountry adoption as well as changing attitudes towards non-relative adoptions, the number of incountry adoptions in India started to increase in the early 1990s (Bhargava, 2005). The ratio of in-country to intercountry adoption has seen a total reversal over the last two decades. ...
... The lack of uniformity of procedures in the different states, however, makes interstate coordination difficult. In effect, this means that the majority of children, for whom an Indian adoptive family is found, will also remain within their state of origin (Bhargava, 2005). In 2008, adoption laws in India are under revision and a centralization of the adoption process through CARA is discussed. ...
... Despite the increase in the number of incountry adoptions, adoption remains a sensitive subject in India. Indian adoption researchers such as Vinita Bhargava (2005) have commented on the difficulties of getting persons with involvement in adoption to participate in research studies. Because of the sensitivity of the subject, all names of participating persons and agencies have been changed. ...
The point of departure of the present article is the child's right to preservation of her/his ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background in adoption, as stipulated in the CRC and the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. The article seeks to analyse the various meanings attributed to preservation of the child's background in in- and intercountry adoption and in different national contexts. The main focus is on the seldom-studied perspective of one of the major sending countries in intercountry adoption: India. Five representatives of two non-governmental adoption agencies and one governmental agency in addition to six Indian adoptive parents have been interviewed about their views on the significance of the child's background in adoption. In our analysis, we show that preservation of a child's background is perceived to be in conflict with other interests of the child, such as gaining a position in her/his adoptive family equal to that of a biological child and being loved unconditionally. In contrast to the general portrayal of Indian adoption applicants as being selective regarding the child's religious background and skin colour, agency representatives as well as adoptive parents endeavoured to distinguish themselves from this portrayal by emphasizing the irrelevance of the child's background.
English
Dutch adoptive parents of 1233 children adopted from China and 412 children adopted from India reported on their children’s interest in adoption and feelings about being adopted. Girls showed more interest in adoption than boys and many children expressed the wish to look white or non-Chinese.
French
Les parents adoptifs hollandais de 1233 enfants adoptés en provenance de la Chine et de 412 enfants adoptés en provenance de l’Inde rendent compte de l’intérêt de leurs enfants pour l’adoption et de leurs ressentis face à l’adoption. Les filles montrent plus d’intérêt pour l’adoption que les garçons et beaucoup d’enfants ont exprimé le désir de paraître blancs ou non-chinois.
Spanish
Los padres adoptivos holandeses de 1233 niños de China y 412 niños de India reportaron sobre los intereses de los niños en la adopción y sus sentimientos acerca de ser adoptados. Las niñas mostraron más interés en la adopción que los niños y muchos de ellos expresaron el deseo de parecer blancos o no Chinos.
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