Thursday, September 15, 2005
CNN Launches Second Edition Of “Eye On India” With Over 20 Hours Of Dedicated Programming
Source: CNN Press Release CNN International, the world’s leading international news network, today announced the launch of the second edition of ‘Eye on India’, in association with India’s leading hospitality group, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. . The week of September 18-24, 2005 promises to provide the global viewer with a comprehensive view on the new and modern India and the hurdles facing this nation of more than one billion people.This dedicated week-long series of programming includes live nightly prime time programs, a town hall discussion before a live studio audience, a CNN documentary on India’s relationship with its northern neighbour Pakistan and interviews with leading personalities.
With special editions of WORLD NEWS ASIA, TALK ASIA from Mumbai and the live debate, CNN CONNECTS, CNN’s top anchors, including Jim Clancy, Veronica Pedrosa, Andrew Stevens, Satinder Bindra, Richard Quest and Mallika Kapur, will look at India as an economy on the upswing, its growing demands for energy, infrastructure bottlenecks, the burgeoning middle class with ever increasing spending power and its growing role in global politics. CNN also examines India’s people, food, customs and rituals, rapidly growing media and, of course, Bollywood.
Jill Dougherty, Managing Editor, CNN International Asia Pacific, said, “For the week, CNN International will focus on India, a nation of rapidly-growing political and economic influence. Our New Delhi bureau, supported by a number of the Network’s international correspondents and anchors will present a combination of over 20 hours of live and feature programming, as well as a live studio-based debate from Mumbai that connects people offering various perspectives across the world. With Eye on India, CNN aims to provide a broader and deeper view of India to international audiences who wish to understand India’s evolving role in the world.”
As part of this special India theme week, CNN will host a live panel discussion, CNN Connects: Dialogue for Peace – India and Pakistan, which will be telecast LIVE from Mumbai (Sunday, September 18, 20:30 hrs). CNN’s Jim Clancy will host the discussion with government officials, renowned citizens and political experts from both countries, with live studio audience participation. Special guests include noted personalities like Minister of Civil Aviation, India, Praful Patel; Minister of Commerce, Pakistan, Humayoon Akhtar Khan; Indian film personality, Shabana Azmi; former Pakistani cricket captain and currently Pakistani politician, Imran Khan; Chairman, Bombay Dyeing Group, Nusli Wadia; Chairman, Nishat Group, Pakistan, Mian Mansha and General Pervez Musharraf (via taped video), amongst many others.
This live debate will be preceded by a special documentary on the same theme, “India & Pakistan: The Path to Peace” (September 18, 2005 at 19:30 hrs) that will talk to people on both sides of the border on the prospects for turning a half-century of rivalry and conflict into lasting reconciliation. CNN correspondents Satinder Bindra, in India, and Hugh Riminton, in Pakistan, meet citizens of both countries to look at the prospects for rapprochement between the two countries through the eyes of its people.
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