India's
a rising star in the global economy, but rapid growth has created
challenges for the nation.
In this special edition of NBR, Washington Bureau Chief Darren
Gersh explores India's future and its challenges. The special
includes reports on entrepreneurship and poverty in India. It also
includes interviews with Indian government officials and business
leaders. |
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| Interviews |
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NBR Special "India's Promise" is the winner of the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award. It includes two in-depth interviews:
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Nandan
Nilekani, Infosys
"IMAGINING
THE FUTURE"
Darren
Gersh interviews Nanden Nilekani, Co-Founder of Infosys. Nilekani
dicusses the future of his IT services firm and the future of India.
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P.
Chidambaram, Finance Minister
"AIMING
FOR HIGH GROWTH"
Darren
Gersh interviews P. Chidambaram, India's Finance Minister. Chidambaram
discusses the fate of his nation's poor, the threat of India's economy
overheating, and problems with India's infrastructure.
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| Reports |
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NBR Special "India's Promise" includes three in-depth reports. |
India
Rising
"THE
FEEL GOOD FACTOR"
Darren
Gersh reports on one of the main forces driving India's high-growth
economy -- entrepreneurs.
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India's
Poor
"THE
OTHER INDIA"
Darren
Gersh investigates the plight of India's poor and the government's
efforts to assist them.
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India
and China
Darren
Gersh explains why the economies of these two nations are just as
different as they are similar.
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addition to producing the NBR special that premieres Memorial Day, May 28,
2007, Darren Gersh also produced a series of additional reports about the
Indian economy. These five reports air the week of May 21st. Clicking the
links below gives you access to transcripts, video clips, blog entries,
and more information about the topics. |
Part
1 - Real Estate
This look at India's booming real estate market includes an interview
with Surendra Hiranandani, one of India's leading developers. |
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2 - Water
Darren
Gersh reports on one of India's biggest challenges -- getting quality
drinking water to all of its population. |
Part
3- Discrimination
This
look at Indian society, which is still influenced by the remnants
of a caste system, includes an interview with Kamal Nath, India's
Commerce Minister. |
Part
4- Education
This
report explains how India's educational system could stall growth
by failing to train the right types of talent. |
Part
5 - Offshoring
Darren
Gersh looks at the opportunities offshoring has created for India,
its businesses, and its workers. |
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| Extended
Interview Transcripts |
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time constraints, some of the interviews that appear in "India's Promise"
were edited for length. You can read the transcripts of the complete, extended
interviews by clicking the links below. More links will be added in the
coming week. |
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| India's
Promise Travelog |
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travelog features a blog and digital photos from Dana Greenspon, the field
producer who traveled to India with Darren Gersh. Her travelog offers a
personal perspective on the trip to India. Click the link below to explore
her travelog. |
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| India's
Promise Blog Entries |
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Bureau Chief Darren Gersh and Field Producer Dana Greenspon have written
a number of entries in XChange - The NBR Blog that are related to the "India's
Promise" Series and Special. Click the links below to read the entries
and to post your own thoughts. |
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Friday
May 25, 2007 |
"India's
Promise" - Offshoring
Think of the Indian economy and offshoring probably comes to mind.
It is the issue that provokes the most concern and is the most difficult
to analyze. Here's what the Indians say about offshoring... +Read
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Thursday
May 24, 2007 |
"India's
Promise" - Talent Shortages
How many people do you think Indian I.T. companies hired last year?
I bet you think it was a big number, perhaps even a very big number.
Why do I think that? Because we've heard a lot about... +Read
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Wednesday
May 23, 2007 |
"India's
Promise" - Caste in India
I found caste to be one of the most pervasive and difficult aspects
of Indian society to understand. To an outsider, caste distinctions
are subtle and hard to decipher. Caste hierarchy did not seem... +Read
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Tuesday
May 22, 2007 |
"India's
Promise" - Water
Sometimes the most basic problems are the toughest to solve. So it
is with India and water. We take clean water for granted, but contaminated
water helps kill more than two million Indian children... +Read
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Monday
May 21, 2007 |
"India's
Promise" - Real Estate
Traveling around India, we found ourselves inundated with signs of
India’s real estate explosion. From the extensive construction
sites to the glossy billboards advertising developments... +Read
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"India's Promise" reporting team has gathered useful facts about
the Indian economy. Their research is being compiled into the "India's
Promise" Data Bank, which you can access using the link below. |
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