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Palaniappan Chidambaram - Finance Minister, India

In Delhi, Stephen Sackur asks India's finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, whether India has squandered an opportunity to fundamentally reform itself for the 21st century.

In a special edition of HARDtalk recorded in Delhi, Stephen Sackur speaks to India's finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram - one of the most influential and long serving members of the Congress Party dominated government. India has enjoyed a decade of unprecedented economic growth, with signs of a new era of wealth and consumerism visible in every major city. But has this vast country squandered an opportunity to fundamentally reform itself for the 21st century?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Palaniappan Chidambaram

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