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Thursday May 20, 2004

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10:00Elections in India

Manmohan Singh, a former finance minister, has been chosen as India's next prime minister. We'll hear several perspectives on the recent election and political changes ahead.

Guests

Teresita Schaffer, Director, South Asia Project, The Center for Strategic and International Studies

Guatam Adhikari, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute former executive editor, "Times of India"

Sunil Khilnani, professor and director of the South Asia Studies Program, The Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

11:00Christiane Bird: "A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts" (Ballantine)

Guest host: Susan Page

A journalist talks about the history and future of the Kurdish people, who make up a significant portion of the population in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria.

Guests

Christiane Bird, author, "A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journeys in Kurdistan" and "Neither East nor West: One Woman's Journey through the Islamic Republic of Iran"

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