India rethinks reliance on nuclear energy
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The disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex has led India to rethink its increasing reliance on nuclear power. New York Times correspondent Vikas Bajaj tells anchor Marco Werman the demands for power in India are huge and growing, with 40 percent of the population without access to electricity.
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