Invoking the words of Victor Hugo, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talks about his country as an idea whose time has come. He holds India up as a great experiment in the merging of democracy, pluralism and economic modernization that has the potential to shape the course of the 21st century. He also addresses other major issues facing India, including its relationship with China and the U.S., the controversy surrounding its nuclear program and its strategies for becoming a legitimate superpower.

M.K. Narayanan, India's National Security Adviser, discusses India's role in the world, nuclear program, relations with the United States, relations with Pakistan and approach to global terrorism.

Four prominent journalists based in India discuss how the country's political development is informing its economic growth and what reforms are still needed. The panel includes Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of "The Indian Express", Siddharth Varadarajan, Deputy Editor of "The Hindu", Jo Johnson, South Asia Bureau Chief of "The Financial Times", and Gurcharan Das, columnist at "The Times of India".

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and CEO of Infosys, one of the world's leading information technology and consulting companies, discusses the forces of globalization and his belief that the world is now flat (a concept he lent to author Thomas Friedman). India's growth, he says, will be contigent upon moving up the value chain and offering ever more sophisticated goods and services at more competitive prices than established economies.

Azim Premji, the chairman of WIPRO, one of India's leading information technology companies, discusses the evolution of WIPRO, India's economic growth and need for further reforms. He also discusses growing opposition to outsourcing in mature economies, like the U.S., and how India must prepare for a potential backlash.

Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, one of India's largest conglomerates, discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by his country's meteoric growth. He discusses India's path to economic reform, the role that its past financial crises have played in its progress toward becoming a modern economy and how it compares with China.

Anil Agarwal, the founding chairman of Vedanta Resources, a major minerals and mining concern, discusses the privatization of vast sectors of India's economy and the country's efforts to modernize its educational system.

Kirin Shaw, the chairman and founder of Biocon, India's largest biotech firm, discusses her country's emerging biotech industry and its rising stature as a global scientific power.

Shabana Azmi, one of India's most distinguished actresses and a five time winner of its most prestigious film honor, the National Award, sat down with Charlie in Mumbai to discuss the changing social landscape of her country. A committed social activist and secular Muslim liberal, Azmi talks about the plight of India's urban poor, the persisting problem of religious violence and the outlook for her country's future.