PoliticsDelhi's poor brace for impact of G-20 makeover
Indian capital's 'beautification' expected to squeeze out slum and street dwellers
Khusboo, left, a 30-year-old mother, sits near her shanty near Delhi's Pragati Maidan, where India is due to host Group of 20 leaders later this year. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writer
NEW DELHI -- India and its capital are determined to look their best as they host the Group of 20 this year. But an elaborate "beautification drive" in Delhi has raised discomfiting questions about the future of the poor who eke out an existence on the city's streets.