40 BBC journalists to explore India in 18 days

New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Coalition politics, the
rural-urban divide and 'vibrant' economy are some of the
"fascinating" issues that a team of BBC journalists from
across the world will explore in India during an 18-day long
tour.

A team of 40 journalists will visit Ahmedabad, Mumbai,
Patna, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Allahabad and Hyderabad and
"investigate the stories and interview personalities" during
the period and report to the world in 12 languages across 14
BBC services.

"It is for the first time that the BBC coverage of
Indian General Elections is at wider level. Indian democracy
is a debating point in the world. Besides the growth of
economy here form part of 'fascinating issues that we will
focus during our visit," said Nazes Afroz, BBC's Executive
Editor, South Asia.

Some of the journalist started their journey from here at
3 pm Saturday in a special train and will later be joined by
their colleagues.

A Somali journalist Yusuf-Gaarad Omar, who is also the
part of the visiting team, wants to focus on "the things which
draw a large number of students from Somalia to India."
"Besides, I will focus on issues like the working of
democracy, economy and the scientific progress," he said.