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-The world's eyes have focused

-on India's booming economy...

-..for many years.

-Despite the worldwide

-credit crunch...

-..this success story

-continues to attract attention.

-India's industries

-are breaking new ground.

-More people

-are receiving an education.

-India is now exuding

-an exciting confidence.

-This confidence

-leads many to believe...

-..that India will become one

-of the major forces of this century.

-I've travelled to the Khasia Hills.

-I've roamed the streets of Mumbai.

-I've experienced the tranquillity

-of the Kerala canals.

-Something seems obvious to me.

-The old India is still here.

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-This is undoubtedly

-a developing country.

-The evidence is everywhere -

-in the construction work...

-..or the work that's been completed.

-There are more roads. A new rail

-system is being built in Delhi.

-There are more shopping centres

-than a single city needs.

-I've been to one that

-was completed - and it wasn't full.

-There are dozens of bigger

-and better examples being built.

-India's recent economic boom

-is an interesting story...

-..dating back to the early nineties.

-The Gulf War pushed up

-the price of oil worldwide.

-India could have suffered

-worse than anyone.

-India's government

-took an enormous risk...

-..in opening up

-the economy to the world.

-Suddenly, the economy grew rapidly.

-On the surface, the huge gamble

-appears to have paid off.

-It created money for many of India's

-people - but not for everyone.

-One thing I've learned

-since being here...

-..is that India

-is a multi-tiered country.

-There are Indians who are prepared

-to open their doors to the world.

-But are they prepared to show

-every part, or just the best parts?

-It's not only haute couture that's

-exhibited on the Delhi catwalks.

-The country's new

-self-confidence is also on display.

-Politicians and businessmen

-eagerly embrace the hype...

-..and promote India as being

-an important international force.

-As the credit crunch

-takes hold all over the world...

-..Indian entrepreneurs still believe

-Eastern influence will increase.

-If anyone represents this new spirit

-and growth, that's Dr Vijay Mallya.

-This guy believes in his own hype.

-I have a big fan following, I do.

-If I can serve as an inspiration

-to those kids out there...

-..well, I'm very pleased.

-Dr Mallya is not a millionaire -

-he's a billionaire.

-I've drank several bottles of his

-beer over a curry in Caernarfon...

-..not to mention Mumbai.

-He's ventured

-into the world of Formula 1.

-His fleet of aeroplanes

-is going from strength to strength.

-At your service

-is a fleet of brand new aircraft...

-..and world-class technology.

-I sincerely thank you

-for flying with Kingfisher Airlines.

-But Dr Mallya doesn't fly

-with standard airlines.

-He flies around

-the world in his private jet.

-It was originally built

-for 130 passengers.

-But by now,

-it's more of a penthouse in the sky.

-You could say Dr Mallya

-is India's Richard Branson.

-With a flair for business,

-he says the future is in the sky.

-The fundamentals

-in India are very different.

-We experienced passenger growth of

-40% last year, 40% again this year.

-This kind of growth is

-unprecedented anywhere in the world.

-And still, just 2% of our population

-actually travel by air.

-You can just imagine the upside.

-If Dr Mallya is right, and

-more Indians will travel by air...

-..I can't imagine the effect

-it will have on the environment.

-City traffic is bad enough as it is.

-It seemed to get worse every time

-I was driven through Delhi.

-It's mayhem here.

-People come from all directions.

-They don't wait their turn.

-If you're waiting by traffic lights,

-they'll beep their horn.

-Everyone does it. Complete chaos!

-I couldn't live here.

-I definitely couldn't drive here!

-As more people are able to afford

-cars to drive along the new roads...

-..India's car factories

-are going from strength to strength.

-There's no doubt about the ingenuity

-of the country's businesses.

-But from what I can see,

-unlike China, the main industries...

-..haven't created and sustained

-a large workforce.

-It'll take more than a pair

-of roller skates for that to happen.

-Even so, India's businesses

-have left their mark...

-..on the lives of people

-all over the world.

-We're all aware of the connection

-between India and call centres.

-But this place

-takes matters a step further.

-What we do here

-is radiology interpretation.

-We have a group of radiologists

-who are working here.

-We cover basically

-the emergency rooms...

-..from over 15 states

-in the United States.

-This is not

-your average call centre.

-These experts study patient scans

-from the other side of the world.

-They are sent over the Web.

-These doctors detect what's wrong

-and send the results straight back.

-SHE SPEAKS HINDI

-We often deal with the scans

-of American patients...

-..people who were rushed to hospital

-in the middle of the night.

-Due to the time difference,

-it's cheaper to send us the scans...

-..than to employ experts

-to stay in the hospital all night.

-We study the scans, prepare an

-analysis and send it back to them.

-It takes about half an hour.

-We deal with Middle East countries

-and Singapore, too.

-It's certainly a new and exciting

-path in the Indian health industry.

-It was amazing to see such a place

-in a Delhi backstreet.

-It was like something

-out of a sci-fi film.

-The company has centres

-in other Indian cities, too.

-What amazed me the most was the

-combination of modern technology...

-..and medical expertise...

-..and that they've created

-a successful business out of it.

-The country certainly has

-a unique entrepreneurial talent.

-Since the nineties, IT has become

-crucial to India's economy.

-This Bangalore centre proves

-there's big money to be made in IT.

-I've seen similar builds

-in other parts of the country.

-They are very attractive -

-a sort of haven for their workers.

-I can't help but think

-that only the privileged few...

-..are able to enjoy this luxury.

-This is the India we're being sold.

-The modern, clean and new India.

-I can see why

-everyone's buying into it.

-There's another India -

-and it isn't far away.

-I'm finding it hard

-to come to terms with.

-HINDI PROTEST

-Tensions are growing

-in the poorer communities.

-I can understand why.

-Mahatma Gandhi's principles

-are still important to these people.

-This was a protest march by 25,000

-country folk to the capital city.

-They're demanding that the State

-recognizes the land as theirs.

-They also want to highlight the fact

-that they are being left behind.

-They do not share the recent boom.

-I sit in a place in India

-where I see...

-..nothing has changed

-in the last 60 years.

-In my village,

-no hint of modern India.

-Aruna Roy joined the march.

-She left her respectable job in the

-civil service to work with the poor.

-She is outraged at how India ignores

-the vast majority of her population.

-You can't have a super power...

-..with 8.5% being

-the most rich people in the world...

-..having cars and yachts

-and planes and all that...

-..and the rest of them

-not even having a bicycle.

-It's not possible. In a democracy,

-you have to carry everyone with you.

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-They call the beautiful region

-of Kerala in south west India...

-..God's country.

-It's easy to see why.

-For centuries...

-..these natural canals have provided

-a living for farmers and fishermen.

-But, here too, the people

-want to join the new India.

-These boats don't transport

-rice any more - but tourists.

-Tourists from all over the world

-use these famous houseboats...

-..to explore the area's wonders.

-Kerala also attracts visitors...

-..who seek specialized treatments

-for their health problems.

-These treatments

-have been around for centuries.

-Kerala's hotels are filling up...

-..by appealing to Western interest

-in alternative medicine.

-You can have 30 minutes

-of Ayurvedic massage for 15.

-It is said to take you a little

-closer to spiritual enlightenment.

-After travelling through India, I

-thought I deserved treatment, too.

-But it was just

-in the name of research, of course.

-I was eager to meet someone

-who profits from these ancient ways.

-I visited a local luxury hotel.

-Biji Rajan's craft was handed down

-to her through the generations.

-She's the first woman

-to earn a living from doing it.

-SHE SPEAKS HINDI

-Until fairly recently,

-girls couldn't go out to work.

-We were considered inferior.

-By now, of course,

-we get more respect.

-We can go out and look for work.

-Biji is extremely proud of her job.

-But she's aware of the huge divide

-between her and her customers.

-The hotel residents spend my month's

-earnings on a single meal.

-But there you go.

-I try not to think about it.

-But to Biji,

-there's a far higher price to pay.

-As we walked around

-the 5-star hotel...

-..Biji explained that her home

-is a 2-hour journey from work.

-For the past six years, she's only

-seen her family twice a month.

-It's hard not to see the children.

-They need their mother every day.

-But they realize I have to work

-so that they can go to school.

-SHE SPEAKS HINDI

-Modern India certainly

-presents new opportunities.

-But there is a high price to pay.

-The literacy levels of Kerala

-are amongst the highest in India...

-..because of the emphasis

-they've put on education.

-Biji and her family

-worship in the Mookambika temple.

-The priest makes literacy

-accessible to children.

-He draws shapes of letters on

-their tongues and on plates of rice.

-But perhaps Biji's family needs

-more than God's intervention.

-Her daughter wants to be a lawyer

-Her son would like to work in IT.

-It'll be quite an achievement since

-they can't even afford a computer.

-It's vital my children

-receive a good education.

-They can have better opportunities

-than I had and move up the ladder.

-SHE SPEAKS HINDI

-After seeing for myself

-the example set by Kerala...

-..it's obvious education has a

-crucial role if India is to succeed.

-It's a weapon that can improve

-many people's situation.

-However extensively

-one travels in India...

-..the polarization

-between the rich and poor...

-..is very difficult

-to get used to...

-..especially when faced with

-extreme poverty on a daily basis.

-It's impossible to describe India

-if you haven't been here.

-Because of her size, and also

-because everything is side by side.

-The rich and poor, businesses

-and slums are in close proximity.

-I'm not talking about within a mile,

-but literally next door. Amazing.

-Something else that struck me

-is how the people ignore it.

-They close their eyes to it.

-That's how so many of them cope.

-I thought Jehangir Pocha

-might be able to enlighten me.

-He returned to Delhi after

-living in the US for many years.

-He's the editor of India's

-foremost business magazine.

-He doesn't think the people of India

-have the same social conscience...

-..as the rest of the world.

-I feel strongly that India needs

-to shake up the old feudal order...

-..whereby people accept

-their position in society.

-This attitude is part of our

-character and constitution, even.

-I don't think the people of India

-believe in the principle...

-..that we should all be equal...

-..that everyone has the right

-to the same standard of living...

-..in the same way as an American,

-an Englishman or Welshman believes.

-People here accept things as they

-are - and there can be no change.

-As I neared the end

-of my visit through India...

-..I couldn't ignore the fact

-the country is full of contrasts.

-There were aspects

-I found hard to accept.

-But Jehangir Pocha believes

-there is a strength here...

-..that can influence

-the modern world.

-I think India is in a unique

-position to show the world...

-..how to deal with modern problems.

-Problems that stem

-from such a diverse society.

-People of different religions...

-..different backgrounds...

-..and people with different

-expectations of modern India.

-Our ability to do that will serve us

-very well as we develop it.

-It will also be something

-the world can tap into and apply...

-..because the world

-is becoming like that.

-Perhaps Jehangir Pocha is right...

-..and that India does have

-something unique to offer.

-Considering India has a population

-of more than 1 billion...

-..600 million under the age of 25...

-..the way they've learnt to live

-together in difficult conditions...

-..is something to celebrate.

-It's quite an achievement to ensure

-such a large crowd moves together.

-This is possibly a reflection

-of the challenge the country faces.

-My time was almost up...

-..but I couldn't imagine leaving

-without turning into a real tourist.

-I wanted to visit one of the world's

-most iconic buildings.

-It's attracted

-thousands of visitors to India.

-The Taj Mahal.

-Despite the remarkable

-experiences I've had...

-..I'm rather confused

-at the end of my stay.

-It's hard to convey the emotions

-that will stay with me forever.

-I was mesmerized by the colours

-of celebration in Hindu temples.

-I enjoyed the warm welcome in the

-chapel where Taid was a minister...

-..in the Khasia Hills.

-I was amazed by the wealth

-in Delhi's new shopping centres.

-But I can't help thinking about all

-the people who live in poverty...

-..in all parts of this vast country.

-Despite her problems,

-this is a unique country.

-She's also a feast for the senses.

-It's obvious to me that things

-have to change from within India.

-The only people who can make that

-change happen is her own people.

-Perhaps it's a cliche...

-..but the future is in their hands.

-It's impossible to reach a neat

-conclusion about India's future.

-It's a country of extremes.

-But she is changing.

-In some places, with alarming speed.

-In other places, torturously slow.

-But the history books show us...

-..if there is a country that

-can cope with change - that's India.

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