CNBC-TV18 launches Raghav Bahl's book

CNBC-TV18, in association with CNN-IBN launched Raghav Bahl's - "Superpower? : The Amazing Race between China's Hare and India's Tortoise', a debut and non-fiction book which provides excellent insights into two of the most evolving global economies, India and China, undergoing a transformational shift in the race of becoming the next global superpower.

This book reiterates whether India is ready for the superpower status or not and are we irretrievably behind in the game of catching-up with China. The book was launched by the hands of Union Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Kamal Nath.

In his career as one of India's top entrepreneurs, Raghav Bahl, Founder and Editor, Network18, has often faced a barrage of questions from visiting business people bewildered by India: Why are Indian regulations so weak and confusing? Why is your foreign investment policy so restrictive? How come your hotels are world-class, when the roads leading to them are so pot-holed? Why don't you lower your voice when you make fun of your politicians? Why do you control the price of oil and cable TV? How is it that you speak such good English? Inevitably, the questions are followed by the observation: But, you know, that's not the way it is in China.

Speaking at the launch of his debut book, Raghav Bahl, Founder and Editor, Network18, said, "The moral ' Slow and Steady wins the race of the famous story of the Hare and a Tortoise righteously has been interpreted in my debut book - Superpower? : The Amazing Race between China's Hare and India's Tortoisei. It is indeed a critical commentary on the political economy of India challenged by China to race her. I would recommend this book to all aspiring citizens of our nation to gain a new perspective of the future global power. "

Raghav Bahl's - Superpower? : The Amazing Race between China's Hare and India's Tortoise is published by Allen Lane, Pengiums Books India and is available for Rs 699.