The paper discusses views on China and India as country role models. In so doing the article recounts the economic and political reforms pursued by the two countries. The paper also outlines the outstanding reforms and the bottlenecks that could jeopardize economic performance and development...

Maintaining macroeconomic stability / Ila Patnaik -- Building the welfare state / Surjit Bhalla -- Revamping agriculture and the public distribution system / Ashok Gulati -- Revisiting manufacturing policy / Rajiv Kumar -- Generating employment / Omkar Goswami -- Expanding education and skills /...