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Now, I’m the last person to talk politics, and especially Indian politics, other than the occasional snide remark. And maybe it’s because I have abysmally low expectations from Indian politicians, but I have to say that I found this interview quite engaging. Mukherjee says nothing substantive or specific, talking only in general terms but what can you expect? He’s a politician. Furthermore, since he’s foreign minister, he’s pretty diplomatic – straying away from saying anything controversial. But it’s still pretty interesting. Watch.
Got the video from the Charlie Rose site. The comments on the video there range from acerbic to complimentary, and I am sure that some are made by people who know more about politics than I do.
Also featured (and worth watching) is an interview with Nandan Nilekani, ex-CEO of Infosys (but still very active in the company), who coined the phrase ‘the world is flat’ which, of course, went on to become the title for Tom Friedman’s famous book.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Nikhil // Oct 6, 2007 at 9:19 am
This was good – did you watch the Nandan Nilekani (Infosys) interview right after this one? Interesting conversations towards the end about infrastructure .
2 The Great Ganesha // Oct 7, 2007 at 9:58 am
i did see nilekani. actually, i thought i had written about it, but it looks like that para got wiped off somehow (probably my over-sensitive touchpad – which is now disabled). i put the para back in…
it’s definitely refreshing to see a desi businessman being so optimistic (it’s been a while since i went home). hopefully, things will change. but, i see his point about democracy taking time, and all that. also, i love the way he keeps hawking globalization, outsourcing and india as the best place for both. of course, i’d do the same in his position.
3 deepanjali // Oct 8, 2007 at 12:41 am
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4 Rxgeek // Oct 9, 2007 at 11:29 am
I thought Pranab Mukherjee was pretty useless, and frankly quite disgusting. All he really did was kiss ass of the Gandhi family.
Nilekani was good… although i wish he thought that building India’s infrastructure should be high on the list, and not something that is going well…
5 The Great Ganesha // Oct 9, 2007 at 12:44 pm
well – he’s a desi politician. he’s useless by default!
nilekani was good, but i think that these things have to go via the right democratic channels. although, i wish they’d go faster as well.
6 Rxgeek // Oct 9, 2007 at 3:44 pm
i thought he even failed the “desi politician” standard!!
7 The Great Ganesha // Oct 9, 2007 at 8:09 pm
lol…
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