Stories from Day 01

‘India needs political reservation’ Cherie Blair, honorary Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Fellow, International Society of Lawyers for Public Service speaks to Paramita Ghosh on women’s empowerment and other issues.
‘Glass half-empty for Americans’ Iranian-American political strategist Vali Nasr spoke to Mohammad Waqas and Renuka Narayanan on the ‘war on terror’ and other issues.
Effort must be made to reduce airfares: Patel An embattled aviation industry, groping for options to stay afloat in turbulent times, virtually rules out any immediate reduction in airfares, reports Samiran Saha.
Test cricket needs to be re-jigged : Vaughan Dravid and Vaughan came together to express their views on the current tumultuous climate that is threatening to split world cricket and on the pitfalls of over-milking the cashcow that is the Twenty20 format. Varun Gupta reports.
No more politics for next 10 years: Sanjay Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who once aired his wish to follow in the footsteps of his late father and MP Sunil Dutt by joining politics, said he had deferred the idea and wanted to concentrate on his acting career instead, reports Princy Jain.
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This was meant to be the Indian century: a time when India would recover its lost glories and re-assume its rightful place as one of the world’s leading nations.

After all, three centuries ago, before colonization, India was one of the world’s richest countries, a magnet that drew traders and invaders from every corner of the globe. The India of the Twenty-first Century, we believed, had finally laid to rest the ghosts of colonization and was ready now to sit once again at the high table, keeping company with the other great powers, writes Vir Sanghvi.

Date : Friday, November 21, 2008 Inauguration by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India

Venue: Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi

TIME	SUBJECT	GUEST	MODERATOR
10:00 - 10:45	Inauguration: Can India Lead the Way in the New Century?	Dr Manmohan Singh, Hon. Prime Minister, India	Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI
11:00 - 11:40	In Conversation	Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance	Vir Sanghvi
12:00 - 12:40	Keynote Address: Educating girls and a Better World For All	Cherie Blair, Honorary Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Fellow, International Society of Lawyers for Public Service	Abha Adams, Education Consultant