Indian police forces cane-charged and burst tear smoke shells to disperse demonstrators during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape of a student last week, at Vijay Chowk, Raisina Hill, near presidential palace in New Delhi on December 22, 2012. The hours-long gang-rape and near-fatal beating of a 23-year-old student by six men on a bus in New Delhi recently has triggered outrage and anger across the country as Indians demanded action from authorities who have long ignored persistent violence and harassment against women. Photo Credit: Indian Photo Agency