Year ago. Our discussion today will revolve around new book that has generated a fair amount of buzz in india already. The modi effect inside Narendra Modis campaign to transform india. The book is significant the book is insignificant part based on interviews with author lance price had with modi in his Campaign Advisers in the weeks of the election. Lance price was given exclusive access to speak with them. We are very fortunate to have lance price with us today who will talk about the boat in detail. Hes a writer and political commentator on reports and regularly on the cbs show up to the minute. Also a journalist on bbc and also has served as media adviser to former british Prime Minister, tony blair. The format will essentially be a followup. I will post a series of questions and well have a conversation for about 20 or 25 minutes or so. We will give an opportunity for the commentator to offer some brief reactions for any of you who dont know him hes a correspondent for the hindu.
Lance price talks about the election of indian Prime Minister noranda modi and his plans for the country. Mr. Price was given exclusive access to modi and his top advisers for the book next on booktv. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone. My name is Michael Coble man. Good afternoon. Im the senior associate for south asia with the Wilson Centers asia program. Thank you for coming to todays discussion about Narendra Modi and the election that brought him to power. Both the modi effect and lesser selection made branches to debate. The modi effect is an accomplished opiate controversial politician and while he is gotten tremendous attention since becoming Prime Minister last year there is much we dont know about him especially because he has given relatively few interviews. As for the election was the largest and longest in indias history comprising 800 million eligible voters occurring over a fiveweek period that began about one year ago. Our discussion today will revolve ar
And im going to jump in. I found this book in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Six years ago, in we are newed d. A. I embarked on a sailing ship. The ssv. I would be at sea for three weeks. Away from telephone, internet, and physical libraries. I was in the middle of Research Project on ben franklin that required know read material at french. I tried to revive my french by reading a novel. I chose a small book around the world in 180 days qghts. First pub i slowly made my way through the book. My french was good enough i enjoyed the story and as a historian i appreciated the period detail. Especially the nature of the bet that sends protagonist racing around the world. At the london club, he marks offhand edly that scheduled travel schedules could take a world around the 180 dares. They said prove it. And it was conceivable by the late 19th century inspect the age of sail getting around the world had taking years on the speed of my sailing ship would have lost his bed. It was the inve
Bookstore, to cspan, to my publisher, Simon Schuster and to all of you for joining me this evening. I am only going to speak for about 20 minutes and i am going to jump right in. I found this book in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Six years ago in st. Georges bermuda, i embarked on a 140foot sailing ship the education associations as sz i would be at sea for three weeks away from telephone internet and physical libraries yet i was in the middle of the Research Project on Benjamin Franklin the required me to read material and friend so i decided to use my time at sea to read a novel in that language. The book i chose is a small paperback edition of jules byrnes of around the world in 80 days First Published in the newspaper serial in 1872. When i wasnt on watch or otherwise busy on on the ship i slowly made my way to the book. By french was good enough to my surprise but i actually enjoyed the story and as a historian i appreciated its period details especially the nature of the prot
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