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India's dramatic transformation

Broadcast: Midmorning, 02/13/2008, 10:06 a.m.

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Former diplomat and writer Shashi Tharoor examines how India, his native country, went from poverty to boasting a middle class of 300 million people. Despite the economic gains, India also pays a price for all its rapid advances.

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  • Shashi Tharoor: Author of "The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone." He is fomer Undersecretary General of the United Nations.

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