The Indian government regulates domestic and inter-country adoption of children in India.

Draft legislation will be published to safeguard the welfare of children in circumstances of parental separation and inter-country adoption.

Cooperation regarding inter-country adoptions must be based on trust.

Created in 1993, the Hague Convention established international standards for inter-country adoption.

And yet we have one of the lowest rates of inter-country adoption - if not the lowest - in the western world.

Only waiting children with special needs are eligible for inter-country adoption.

I would like to mention, as some of my colleagues have, the issue of the 'pipeline children', the inter-country adoptions.

I understand the anxieties of the adoptive parents, but I also appreciate the reasons behind the ban on inter-country adoptions.

The interest of those who submitted verbal questions as regards the issue of inter-country adoption was concerned primarily with the legislative environment.

The Hague seeks to insure that inter-country adoption does not result in improper financial gain for those involved in it.