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Sarah Palin is appearing in foreign forums this weekend in India and Israel to beef up her foreign policy bona fides and create global photo-ops for her political future. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, speaks in Dharmsala, India, on Thursday, March 10, 2011, during the commemoration of the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
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In this Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 photo, a girl gets her photograph taken with another dressed as a Joker from Batman series, during Comic Com fair in New Delhi, India. Cartoon skies over India soar a host of comic book super heros from India's own environment and mythology, and endowed with powers gifted from Hindu gods that have little to do with leotarded titans of the West. The $65 million Indian comic industry hopes will launch them into new media like animated TV shows, action films, advertising and digital Internet distribution. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Darul Uloom in Deoband, northern India, whose Koranic interpretations inspired the Taliban, is one of the world's most revered schools of Islamic learning and a beacon for others around the world. (Associated Press)
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Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi (center) is welcomed Feb. 24 as the new leader of India's Darul Uloom Islamic seminary. (Associated Press)
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Islamic students hold placards welcoming Mr. Vastanvi as they await his arrival Feb. 24 in Ahmadabad, India. The council that hired him in January is already considering his dismissal. (Associated Press)
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Indian Muslims in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, participate in a procession amid colorful firecrackers on the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Kashmiri Muslims raise their hands for prayers as a priest (unseen) displays a relic of the Prophet Muhammad to mark his birthday at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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Indian Muslims participate in a procession to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammed in the old city section of Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday, Feb.16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Kashmiri Muslim girls look on during the Eid-e-Milad procession in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Eid-e-Milad marks the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena activists burn greeting cards during a protest against Valentine's Day celebrations in Jammu, India, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Hard-line Hindu groups routinely protest against the perceived invasion of Western culture into India. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, greets Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on his arrival for the opening session of the 7th non-aligned summit, in New Delhi, India, on March 7, 1983. (AP Photo/File)
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks after receiving the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
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Chinese watch a dragon dance in an alley during celebrations marking the Chinese New Year in Calcutta, India, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Calcutta has a small Chinese community that made an entry into the city in the late 18th century. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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An Indian national is interviewed by a reporter as he arrives in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, on a special Air India evacuation flight carrying more than 300 passengers from Egypt's capital, Cairo. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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The chairman of Zain Nigeria, Oba Otudeko (left), talks with Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile-phone company, and Nigeria managing director Rajan Swaroop (center) during the company rebranding in Lagos, Nigeria. (Associated Press)
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A Hindu holy man stands in the backdrop of a tent during the annual Magh Mela festival at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, some hoping to wash away sins and others to secure a fine spouse during the monthlong festival. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees offers prayers to the Sun as they take holy dips during the monthlong Magh Mela festival at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips during the Magh Mela in the hope of washing away their sins. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees take holy dips during the monthlong Magh Mela festival at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips during the Magh Mela in the hope of washing away their sins. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu devotees perform rituals before taking holy dips during the monthlong Magh Mela festival at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips during the Magh Mela in the hope of washing away their sins. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
