With 1.1 billion residents, the world's largest democracy is poised to dominate the world stage. One of India … behind India's meteoric rise. India is not just software, outsourcing, and faraway call centers. With the economy soaring at … 8 percent a year, India is a medical and pharmaceutical frontrunner, an R&D powerhouse, a rising manufacturing hub, and …

perspective and a profound understanding of how India has evolved into a major economic power set standards of scholarship and … should be valuable not just for those studying India, but also for those interested in global developments.’ -Mukul Asher …-volume work provides an account of how India has been meeting its myriad of economic, political and social challenges and how …