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67 Photos by Jamin Gray China’s emerging economy, Clinton’s politics in Palestine and the overpopulation in India. He said there is one problem in India: “Indian people reproduce like rabbits.” The train pulled into Hyderabad station ear- ly the next day, and a mob of taxis and au- to-rickshaw drivers were already competing for fares. They fought to take me to the hotel and I had to elbow myself out of the way. I walked across the street and hopped on a bi- cycle rickshaw instead. The road to Banjara Hill that led up to the Krishna Hotel was steep, and I had to get off the cab to help push. I told the rickshaw walla I would double the fare if he let me pedal the rest of the way. He agreed to it. I pedaled my way to the hotel entrance, much to the surprise of the hotel staff. The doorman borrowed my camera and snapped a picture. At the hotel I picked up a copy of The Times