A Thai government spokesman says the prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, will stay in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai indefinitely because of tensions with the military. The prime minister was forced to return to the city from a trip abroad because thousands of anti-government protesters have shut down the main airports in the capital Bangkok. Mr. Somchai has rejected calls for his resignation from the army chief, fueling rumors that a military coup might be imminent. The protesters say they'll defend themselves against any attempt by police to remove them from the airports.

For insight into how the Indian-American community here at home is reacting to the events in Mumbai, we spoke with Amy Paul, the Development Director at the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights. She did graduate work in Mumbai and still has family there.

For some people, the best thing about Thanksgiving dinner is the leftovers. But it isn’t just turkey and potatoes that qualify as leftovers. When it comes to music, methodical composers have for centuries written leftover songs. Sometimes the composer doesn’t like the tune and sometimes the audience doesn’t. For some insight into musical leftovers the Takeaway talks to Terrance McKnight, host of WNYC’s Evening Music.

As India still reels from a series of terrorist attacks that led to standoffs in Mumbai, both authorities and the public are looking for where to point the blame. The former Pakistani ambassador to the U.N. joins The Takeaway to talk about internal turmoil in India, and why it's politically convenient to look for a Pakistani connection. M. J. Gohel, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, offers his analysis from London.

Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and op-ed writer ("Dying of Consumption" (New York Times) joins The Takeaway to talk about why Americans might be better off if we reined in our shopping habits.

New York Times food writer Melissa Clark joins the Takeaway with creative hints for using (and re-using) your Thanksgiving leftovers.

As Americans get ready to hit the mall on Black Friday, we talk to Consumer Reports' "Tightwad Tod" who says the sales this year are unlike any he’s seen in 20 years of covering retail sales. Should you buy that HDTV now, or wait?

The Takeaway speaks with New York Times correspondent Keith Bradsher ("Eyewitness Updates: Nariman House") who's been filing via his phone from the streets of Mumbai, as well as Sumit Ganguly, South Asian expert and professor of political science at Indiana University.