this kind of damage can be seen in villages all over india.eographer takeshi stresses how critical water management is to india's future. ( takeshi speaking japanese ) translator: while the development of a stable supply of water is critical for the development of agriculture, it also plays a crucial role in the development of any region and the lives of the people who live there. i believe that how dikhatpura and its neighboring villages develop will depend largely on how they manage their water. i think that the importance of water management will eventually outstrip even india's problems with population pressure and its food supply. rrator:sustainablvelopment-- development that does not for thfutu-- is a cllenging prosion for any nation. although irrigation has certainly improved many indian lives, poor management makes it a mixed blessing. and, despite initial gains from the green and white revolutions, the benefits of these reforms have not been evenly distributed. ars already enjoying roads and electricity did well. areas lacking irrigat

india. thousands of years ago and hundreds of years ago in india there were no movie theatres, no television, no radio, no comic books or no books for people like you and me to read. was this the same here? >> yes. all offer the world it was like that. ask your parents. they can tell you what it was like before the internet. so, people told stores. i bet you tell stories. did you tell a story today? >> yeah, i bet you did you went up to our friend and said, did you see that? your friend said, no, no he didn't. right? that's a story. so, i will tell you a story. in india, here we have super heroes like, tell me a hero. >> super man. we have super heroes in india. krishna. lifts mountains and throws them to the ocean to create bridges. i will tell you the story about a super hero. krishna as a little boy in the village where the trees blow and the water flows and the birds fly and the grass grows, in this village there are cows. and people and they go to the river and they go to get their wate

deals with india. the nuclear central is facing strong head winds. local people and police clash last month near a nuclear plant under construction. one person was killed during clashes. the government insists that nuclear power is necessary to fix india's shortage. >> for the new challenges coming in public acceptance. this is a major challenge. we are not been prepared for the challenge of this magnitude. >> reporter: economic growth in india has been sling. many foreign companies site unreliable electricity as one of the major problems of doing business in india. despite rising public opposition the government seems likely to stick firmly to its ambitious nuclear goals. >>> a land slide in china has buried an elementary school killing 16 children. about 2,000 firefighters, police officers and local people are continuing rescue efforts. china state run television said the land slide occurred on thursday morning. 18 students and a former were buried alive. the city was struck by an earthquake last mon

they design them with india's we frequent power failures in mind. the firm is concentrating on air conditioning. until now, most of india's care conditioners have been window units. though they provide cool air, not much daylight gets in. so the japanese firm came up with this model. a small device attaches to the wall. the rest of the unit sits outdoors. to entice customers, panasonic devised a slogan. reclaim your window. the design and the low price attracted shoppers. the percentage of air conditioners the firm sells has risen from 1% to 13%. >> translator: the number of our customers has rapidly increased. even in the countryside. >> reporter: to increase high quality conditioners, the manufacturer is building a new plant in india. managers hope to start operating this december. and produce a million units a year. >> translator: india is the only remaining large market. we're researching the market to make sure we make something that hits the right spot with india. >> reporter: japanese tv manufacturers are also trying to make bigger contributi

into the mogel time in india this come from hindu and western cultures brought together. when the mogels came from persia to north india they saw the story telling and thought it was a beautiful art form. they were not engaged with the story but saw the beauty in the footwork and hand movement. they brought the dancers into their courts. they were a form of entertainment. so, i want you to put your imagination caps on. we will go from the forest into a beautiful mogel palace. there are velvet carpets and peacocks walking around. there are beautiful paintings and everyone all of you, the audience have come to enjoy the court and the king sits on his thrown in the corner twirling his mustache and he called for his dancers and they come to the room. you are here to be entertained by them. this is called taught. taught is a highly stylized tuning of the mind and body together. you will see very fast turns ending in sharp stances and things with our eyes and eye brows and our neck, our hands. and you will also hear a language, which you might have heard. this is the language o

>> i buy india for my kids. so i think india has a great long term future. it's 12 years behind china. >> the story at the moment for any global investor is it's the politics. makes it really hard when every investment has to take into account a large political die mention. >> it does make it hard, but of course we're quite negative on politics at the moment. so quite a lot baked into the price. sense about so more up side risk than down side in my opinion and of course there's an election coming up in 2014 in india and we may get a more reformer's government in place than we have today. so i would, optimistic on india. i wouldn't call it the new china because it's doing it a democracy, hard to do it with democracy, but takes good growth story. >> let's get over to india. joining us from new delhi, she's been looking at what mr. geithner has been saying. >> on the first day today, he met the finance minister as well as the rbe governor. both the u.s. and india are keen on trade. second was the reforms process that india has. geithner has given a thumbs up to

india's growth.n grow faster than the industrial average. i expect the industry would grow next year at 20% or so and that we could grow about 23% or so. >> from the securities standpoint, are you seeing any risk adversity on the part of the investor? what's the mentality of the average person in india in terms of investing? >> one thing which is actually a fact is that retail participation in securities is low. you know, it's really still a largely wholesale driven market. domestic and global funds. so, you know, all said and done whether one likes it or not the equity markets are volatile to where the capital flows either from global sours into india or the large domestic funds. i think the retail investor watches from the sidelines and participates a little bit. doesn't participate that highly. >> shares have grown more than 50% this year. icici bank's ceo. up next my thoughts on francois holland's work to get his country's financial house in order and the negative impact it's having on investment

becoming a total quagmire and civil war and i think that china is very concerned about it india is very concerned about it the united states is probably going to work through china and through india to assert its influence and try to. get the best outcome all discussions with taliban is basically ceased from from what i can gather and they because of the united states recognizes that there's there's no new . no she should because of the because taliban feels that it has the upper hand and it's holding on and it's continuing attacks along with the with what it's now doing to the i surf troops so i think that it's going to be realigned the united states is going to be relying more on working through its own proxies if you will india and china michael it with the scenario you just gave is a western military use of power in that scenario that you gave. i think more of intelligence more. arms per se probably equipment to help train probably working through the indians and and coordinating the somewhat with the chinese i think that for the united states. afghanistan's going to be important wh

two-edged fortunes -- in india sterilisation is the ticket to an unusual lottery. and diamond in the rough -- how brazil has professionalized the search for the next football super star. how to tackle poverty, global health and climate change -- these are only a few of the big issues many young adults want to work on when they leave school. "weltwÄrts" is an organization that offers young people the chance to make a difference in various projects around the globe. we've followed one of their volunteers to kenya, where he joins the local organization ecofinder. here nicolas kawerau is in for an experience of a lifetime. he discovers his role in supporting an environment project around lake victoria. we join him on his first day -- a new beginning for both, the young student and the local staff he will support. >> nicolas is anxious about his first day on the job in kenya. the 18-year-old will be working for an environmental organization over the next year. he arrived in the morning after taking a night bus from nairobi. he didn't get much sleep. >> you are relaxed a

india has done reasonably well in boosting literacy rates since independence. yet, there are entire slums were few children are able to read. the indian entrepreneur britsch kothari want to change that. he uses the power of bollywood, an approach that seems to be working. >> there is a heartfelt love for india here. we are in gulbai tekra in the western state of gujarat. there is one thing that people your passionate about, indian films, especially films with songs. brij kothari has capitalized on that with a smart business idea. it has meant to help people read and write better and improve their opportunities. >> in india, schooling is compulsory for every child. but many, like 9-year-old suraj, still have huge learning problems. >> he is in fourth grade, and i asked him to read a third grade level text. and he had extreme difficulties. he took probably two minutes to actually read one small sentence of five words. >> so what is going wrong? hemlataa jadwani put that question to this young woman. she says she showed up late for school once and the teacher beat

less than thirty percent of people were positive about the economic situation while india's economy is seen tremendous growth over the years the rate of growth has been cut in half in the last five still several. polls suggest that consumer confidence is up here and many believe that's because the government has put in place reforms that are going to keep the country's economy moving in the right direction. the most talked about reform foreign direct investment and would open up india to multi brand international retailers like wal-mart and tesco and being a consumer in different. worlds of growing bones of my. so to the ward what we can see the i mean we have the money on the consumer has good power so you come and invest in india so we're going to buy your products. optimism when the rest of the world is more cautious about what's in store preassure either r t new delhi india in about half an hour's time it's bill dog for now though a coming up in just a second south of said he was president leonid to bill off sitting down with al going off to talk about the country's relations with

well burdened by heavy domestic economic challenges india still manages to remain one of the world's fastest growing economies and saudis are explains things are looking up as long as people believe they will be rewarded with a higher living standard. in a country where every one in three people is still living in poverty it's hard to imagine things are looking up but many people in india seem to think that's the case with. strong. economy going to the store and that's where the people are feeling strong and while the poverty rate in the u.s. is still less than half the rate in india some experts say that indians are actually more optimistic about their economy than those in the west. you know. my quality of life we can see that i can prove and it was joint so. ready to think really about. not so much about where you are is where you can get to. think a lot of western economies feel like the best is possibly in the u.s. . according to a recent poll almost seventy percent of indians categorize the economic situation in the country as good making it one of the top five most economicall

india. today we are sharing an form. we are members of the dance company based here in san francisco and we are taught by somebody who has been doing this art form for over 50 years much the ladies including myself we have been studying with him for a long time. you will see different things. lots of sounds with our feet. a little bit of story telling through mime and expression and you will learn about math in dance. who would have thought. today we will start, our next piece means the coloring of the stage. dancers show the hindu aspect of the dance by using the positions of our hands we will show you we are decorating the stage and make a water picture and cleaning the stage with the water. plucking flowers and decorating the stage with the petals of the flowers. we will awaken the 5 senses through the blowing of a conch shell. we will demonstrate the 3 duty, creator, producer and the destroyer in order to make way for new creation. [music] [applause] good morning. afternoon, actually. so

the only people bullish on india are people who haven't been to india or tried to drive across india.ia. >> ceo of second largest bank in india is talking about all this domestic demand in india. >> obviously smarter than i am. he's long india. he's long and i'm short india. >> now back to the federal reserve. i know how you feel about the fed. but, jim, can you really get in front of the fed's -- what they've been doing for the stock market, pushing so much money into the market? >> certainly hasn't done me any good, has it, because stocks are right. you're right about that. is the economy up? no. granted, the stock market looks ahead. when i look ahead, i don't see good things. all i see is money sloshing around and it's coming here, coming to the new york stock exchange. >> are you expecting a sizeable decline? juror short u.s. stocks so how significant might a decline be in your view? >> i would expect we would see serious problems by 2014. you should be worried. i'm worried. you should be worried, too. >> what am i worried about? >> you should be worried all of this money printin

is still less than half the rate in india some experts say that indians are actually more optimistic about their economy than those in the west. you know everybody my quality of life my hope is high but if we can see that we can prove that it was joint so it's a relative thing really about. not so much about where you are as where you can get to. and i think a lot of western economies few posts past even in the u.s. . according to a recent poll almost seventy percent of indians categorize the economic situation in the country as good making it one of the top five most economically confident countries in the world in the u.s. less than thirty percent of people were positive about the economic situation while india's economy has seen tremendous growth over the years the rate of growth has been cut in half in the last five still several polls suggest the consumer confidence is op here and many believe that's because the government has put in place reforms that's going to keep the country's economy moving in the right direction the most talked about reform foreign direct investment would

new delhi india. or just a few minutes here not saying it's the one and only box keyser trying to shed light on the dark side of world economics the kaiser report in just a few. looking at some jokes you simply do not believe they come speak and good news how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as australia canada and the us they come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like alaska and so i felt at home the first sled dog was brought here from a stray and now a stray as come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top. grazing who set the trail ablaze but a nun and for those who brought their dia to life. five years ago. built a dog kennel in the village kids from the local open h. came a

. >> a pop for old dad, farmer in india india is bringing a whole new meaning to the term "old man."cently beat his own world record as the world's oldest dad when his youthful 54-year-old wife gave birg to the couple's second child. >> no way he's getting on that abercrombie jet. >> he's the bumarkets are selli. cnbc's seema mody is trading your tweets. >> starbucks opening up shop in india. that's the hot topic on twitter. but can the coffee giant be successful in a country that's best known for its tea drinkers? we'll get you the answer and the trade coming up next on the halftime report. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk tur doctor about nexium. [ male announcer ] zeebox is the free app that makes tv even better. if your tv were a prom queen, zeebox would be a stretch limo. with this enchanting union, comes a sunroof she ca

new delhi india. that's all the news for the moment coming up parties on the money program looks at whether the world's economic gears are shifting to the east. on the money with the business of russia. do we speak your language or not of the. news programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you. stories. here. the spanish find out more visit. you can tell an ordinary russian siberian appalled in the blink of an. anthropologist in those days siberians were different clothes different food. different animals. but what about the. journey began in two men but the big city was all shawnee all funded school scrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian.

you have written about india. which ones the you imagine being major regional powers alive with the u.s. and share our objectives? >> brazil would not be totally alive with the u.s.. brazil has carved out independent identity. when i was embedded with special forces and always had trouble making arrangements to do training missions in brazil. the brazilians were a bit standoffish compared to everyone else in america. brazil because of geography is close distance between here and west africa, over the course of the decade to establish soft influence in west africa if west africa were to develop. brazil would not be hostile to the united states i don't believe but it would certainly be -- with its own point of view, as my colleagues know that may lead at some point to the u.s. to moved closer to argentina and develop argentina's military to balance against brazil. this is really long-range thinking. the best piece of strategic good luck that the united states has gotten since the end of the cold war has been the mil

and everybody scratching their heads everybody why in india when we have a surplus of grain in india is the price going up and up up and. the next day what happens india sells seven million tons of grain to iran all right so clearly the traders the international week traders the people in commodities know that this trade is coming up and so that's why the price of wheat is going up and up and what's so fascinating here is that iran now because of the human of the sanctions against it is actually using wheat as a backfire against wall street what they're doing is they're using wheat as cash they're getting around that they're getting around all the sanctions by trading oil for wheat holding that wheat hoarding that wheat and sending the price even higher so what we have is this insider trading actually backfiring against the western countries because of these because this complete lack of regulation it's a really terrible irony when did this was there a time when it was illegal to game the bodies futures there or the commodities markets and if so when did that change this haven't you

less than thirty percent of people were positive about the economic situation while india's economy is in tremendous growth over the years the rate of growth has been cut in half in the last five still several polls suggest the consumer confidence is up here and many believe that's because the government has put in place reforms that's going to keep the country's economy moving in the right direction. the most talked about reform foreign direct investment would open up india to multi brand international retailers like wal-mart and tusk but recent reforms definitely makes indians more confident p.s. if you look at the protocol one man. does more than there will be a lot of competition so i expect that things will be much better being a. different vistas the world's a growing bones of mining. so. we have the money on the consumer has good power. so we're going to buy your products. optimism when the rest of the world is more cautious about what's in store preassure either r t new delhi india and in just a few minutes i'll go to talks the head of the council of europe to discuss its curre

the repercussions from the war in afghanistan have now reached as far away as india their entire farming communities are being devastated by the influx of cheap afghan heroin with addiction tainting every aspect of life at anger over the issues being directed at the us which refuses to go after afghan drug lords and their vast plantations for fear of driving them into the arms of the insurgency are reports. almost two thousand kilometers from the war zone in afghanistan and women like smith rocor are fighting a battle of their own in punjab india you know how do you know my son lives with me we lost his father to drugs and recently lost his elder brother to drugs everyone in the neighborhood is taking up drugs and if my son or i don't i them who will look after the children. once known as one of the most prosperous states in india punjab is now one of the biggest drug trafficking hubs in the world officials say most of the confiscated drugs are coming from nearby afghanistan the largest global producer of opium and the situation is getting worse the united nations has reported that opium

ingredients now come from india and china. india has also changed its patent laws, which is completely legitimate. but if they want to take advantage of these laws in other countries, they must respect them in their own. >> as long as there's a monopoly, prices will continue to be high -- generally far too high. we need to employ other research models here. and with these other research models it wouldn't be a problem if medications were produced around the world as generic drugs -- and not just as a pricy, exclusive product. >> it's up to the politicians to exercise greater control to ensure that good health care is affordable to all -- not only the rich. >> and now we introduce you to another no-fuss food treat from around the world. i must admit that so far they haven't just been tasty, some have also been a bit heavy on the calorie side. but with this week's focus on health we decided to be on the safe side with probably the healthiest global snack ever. here it goes. >> colombia's highway 45 runs between bogotÁ and santa

they too can escape the war that has started to impact millions of their own preassure either r t india. right now to see what's happening in the world of business and a lot of things developing there today especially when it comes to european investors maria's house more. well basically of russia is a working on something that could see it attract a lot of foreign investors if you up of course as well european ones and what we're talking about is a license as a all for its licenses in the energy rich arctic waters and this move right now foreign companies can operate on offshore projects but they can't go on the license norway starts well welcomes the move saying that will simplify the structure of investment and so russia and these comments come just hours before the energy ministers trip to london alexander meeting london listed oil for arms a lot says russia seeks to develop challenge and deposits. and europe is of course continuing to fight for transparency in its energy market and now it's come up with a new way to achieve that it wants its a member countries to disclose all their

china is around 90th i think ian india is around 120th. they have demographic problems, extreme poverty, hopeless inequality, ecological problems. china's great manufacturing center, but it is action mostly in assembly plants. so would assembles parts and components, high-technology that comes from surrounding industrial centers like japan, taiwan, south korea, singapore, the united states, europe. basically, then assembles them. so say you buy one of these i- things, an ipad from china pretty the parts and components come from outside. the value-added in china is as minuscule. they will move up the technology ladder, but it is a hard climb. i think one should be skeptical about the corollary. there is another qualification that is more serious. the decline israel, but it is not new. it has been going on since 1945. in fact, it happened very quickly. in the late 1940's, darrius and event known here as the loss of china. china became independent. that is a loss of a huge piece of the grand area of asia. it became a major issue in american d

and the opposite is true in china and india. both of which have economies that although in a slightly slower time frame now have an incredible eight years ahead of them as they rush to 2020. >> so scared, stressed and anxious. what is the impact of that on their spending levels? >> well, the most interesting thing is that they're not saving enough now for retirement. more than half of americans save less than 5% of their incomes. the magic number to achieve a stable retirement level is 15. and about 60% of chinese earning much less money than americans are saving 15% of their incomes. >> that's a great contrast as you say to the growth we're going to get in china and india. you're talking about maybe $10 trillion on goods and services. over what time scale is that and then how are you supposed to get into that market? >> so we've spent the last 18 months researching the $10 trillion price. and between now and 2020, both china and india will triple its consumer markets. consumer incomes in india will go from $1,000 per capita to

they are in india. what are they doing there? >> very important meeting forging stronger economic ties but we already know the u.s. and india have a strong alliance but this alliance needs to be that much more stronger and important given both economies are combating the rising clout of china. there's a lot to talk about and there's a lot to be done. in particular on the indian side. let's raymond everyone that india was once the growing darling but an economy that's got disappointing investors and shackeled with red tape and corruption as well. so the question is will the u.s. apply that much more pressure on the indian government get these reforms through and through fast? >> not so long ago by my bbc colleague and he basic live said yes, our economy hasn't grown as fast as expected and no one else's has but we're still slightly better than the rest. the fact is india is also looking at the election and not 1 1/2 or slightly before that. so there's not a whole lot that the government can do, and i think everybody recognizes tha

role in this is very questionable indeed we talk about turkey's role in this being very questionable india let's talk about what some are saying is a very very heavy handed response we have the syrian shell that goes into a turkish border town five people are killed then turkey responds with seventy approximately seventy strikes in response to approximately one it did the does that sound like an adequate response to you. know it sounds like a disproportionate response to me moreover although the security council press they've been condemned syria for launching the mortar syria of course herself the government itself says that it doesn't know who's launched the mortar it denies that it launched it as an investigation but even if syria had launched the boat the fact is there are rebel or terrorist training camps on the turkish side of the border and international law on this is perfectly clear if one state supports armed rebels in a neighboring state or another state then that state the state which is the victim of those rebel attacks is completely. called international to take measures agai

sanctions by allowing india to settle its oil payments in rupees after transactions in euros were blocked. and russia is ready to welcome pump diva madonna back only this time she's wanted in the courtroom not on stage. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is artsy global news with me rory solution live in moscow barack obama narrowly edged his republican challenger mitt romney in the second installment of what's been dubbed america's most popular reality show the latest televised presidential debate it's all the man class just ahead of next month's crucial poll but one item was missing from the mainstream coverage of the event that of the arrest of a presidential candidate just outside the venue his guy nature can reports from washington. by all accounts this debate was thought to be crucial for the president and and his chances of getting reelected especially after the first debate two weeks ago when the president looked less and less competitive then governor romney this time around he was on the offensive which got the media and his supporters very excited according to telev

looking for india, not only didn't he find india, he was 13,000 miles off.ndia is only 5,000 miles from spain. it's 18,000 miles away from us here. what did columbus do? he saw land on the horizon, turned to his crew and said, there it is, india, i found it. then he called everyone who lived there indians for the whole rest of the -- he was an idiot. columbus was an idiot and today we honor him. [ cheers and applause ] i wonder if -- wonder if the other guys on the ship knew they weren't in india. one of them had to, right? i bet his wife knew. i bet his wife got off the ship, just rolled her eyes, she's like, here we are in india. today also happens to be canadian thanksgiving. canadian thanksgiving is just like our thanksgiving, they have turkey, whole deal, only difference is up there the families are polite and they get along with each other. [ laughter ] the best part of canadian thanksgiving for me is getting up in the middle of the night and going to refrigerator and making a big, cold moose meat sandwich. it's -- at least i imagine that's what it's l