The Indian government has called a meeting Thursday to discuss problems with the country's new IT law. There was outrage recently at the arrest of two women who complained on Facebook about the way the city of Mumbai was closed down in mourning after the death of a controversial political leader. His supporters blockaded a police station and are said to have intimidated officers into making the arrests.
The Indiana GOP now has a stranglehold on state government, with supermajorities in both chambers of its General Assembly and conservative Republican Mike Pence headed to the governor's mansion. But Republican lawmakers are preaching caution and a need for increased bipartisanship as they handle unchecked legislative power for the next two years. Will they be able to resist the urge to shove through their agenda?
Mexico's President-elect, Enrique Pena Nieto, is promising to work closely with President Obama. Pena Nieto was in Washington this week ahead of his inauguration on Saturday. Host Michel Martin speaks with Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, and Stephen Johnson from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.