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World Service,20 Jun 2011,18 mins

Power of Asia

Business Daily

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As Asia's appetite for energy grows, India's solution is to build more nuclear power plants. Is that the right answer? The BBC's Julian O'Halloran reports on India's nuclear ambitions. And Anil Markyanda, Professor of Economics at Bath University describes controversial research showing the health risks of nuclear power are lower than those of fossil fuels. Plus, the BBC's Mark Gregory explains the hurdles facing the latest contender for the IMF's top job, Stanley Fischer. And our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times wonders whether the end of the office is nigh, as more of us work from home.

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