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The impact of reservations for the Scheduled Castes as village heads (pradhans) is examined on school and governance outcomes. In general, SC reservation is not associated with improved outcomes. The impact differs spatially, based on past history of landlord or non-landlord control under British colonial rule. In historically landlord areas with greater presence of dominant
President mike pence. thank you, paula. >> china's party clearing the way for xi jinping to remain in power indefinitely. the party plans to abolish term limits. a break from the establishment rule s dating back decades. this is the boldest move to strengthen the hold on modernizing society. let's go to matt rivers live in beijing. matt, was this a surprise? >> reporter: well, depends on who you ask here. this was a bit of an ununexpect move. xi jinping was considered the most powerful leader since mao. he literally had his name written into the party constitution late last year. many politi...
we'll hit all of the hotspots, syria, iran, china, egypt, and more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china's next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we'll explain. first, here is my take. we're hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel's defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israe...
more. later in the show, the u.s. rolled out the red carpet for china's next president but what is going on behind the scenes between the two rival nations? we have a great panel of china watchers. also, believe it or not, the eurozone crisis is solved. how, what? stay tuned, we'll explain. first, here is my take. we're hearing a new concept these days in discussions about iran. the zone of immunity. the idea often explained by ehud barak, israel's defense minister, is soon iran will have enough nuclear capacity that israel would not be able to inflict a crippling blow to its program...
>> widely accepted, this was a meeting of the tworld's two foremost super powers here. but your book says -- the title of it is the coming collapse of china. what is that about? >> we have seen violate protests in china increase dramatically. thaebl probably a symptom of the modernizing society. but the communist party i think has lost the ability to the lead the chinese piece. it's coercing them. and you see the chinese people moving forward and the communist party under hu jintao has become more aggressive. it's very difficult for the leaders in beijing to deal with. >> interesting, as alway...