The Power of Cities

The Power of Metro Nations
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Mumbai: The City
India's business capital is in the midst of a massive makeover. The state government of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the capital, wants to raze dozens of slums for redevelopment and new infrastructure as part of its multibillion-dollar plan to turn the city into a world-class financial center by 2015.

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