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Beginning
on 12 august in CNN-IBN and IBN 7, the three half-an-hour episode
series will have a final one-hour show on 15 August.
The
bi-nation poll divided into four parts includes the Kashmir question,
opinion about India, Pakistan and the World, the political debate
-- UPA in India, General as dictator in Pakistan and people to people
show, Indian and Pakistani citizens on each other.
The
bi-nation opinion poll will be based on face-to-face interviews
with about 2500 respondents each in India and Pakistan, broadly
representing the regional and social diversity of each country.
CNN-IBN
and IBN 7 editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, "Both India
and Pakistan have come a long way since Independence in 1947, despite
once being a single entity. While myriad socio-political and economic
differences have arisen between the two countries in the past 60
years, our cultural and historical links are nonetheless still the
same. Our attempt at such a poll is to understand these very differences
and commonalities from both sides of the border and possibly work
towards a more affable future."
IBN
7 managing editor Ashutosh said, "Don't you ever wonder what
our Pakistani counterparts think about us? Do they hate us, like
us or are indifferent to our existence? What about the Kashmiris?
This particular edition of State of the Nation is one of
its kind and will attempt to provide answers to these questions
straight from the horse's mouth."
CNN-IBN
and IBN national sales head Sanjay Dua said,"State of the
Nation has always been extremely popular with our viewers. However,
this particular version is in a league of its own as it involves
the first-ever bi-nation opinion poll of its kind. This property
speaks for itself and will prove a lucrative platform for those
looking to advertise with us."
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