INDIA: Call to end poverty on 60th anniversary of independence
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India's prime minister Manmohan Singh has called for an end to poverty as Indians celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain. Mr Singh's comments echoed Nehru's "Tryst With Destiny" 60 years ago. But his speech at New Delhi's Red Fort, where the British flag was lowered for good in 1947, was given in a city that's enjoyed the finest fruits of India's economic boom. Nationwide, literacy is now over 60 percent, and life expectancy has risen to 65. Mr Singh praised the country for its progress but -- speaking through a translator -- he said true independence would only come by lifting hundreds of millions of Indians still living on less than a dollar a day, out of poverty.
Presenter: Corinne Podger
Speakers: India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh
