"Nearly four decades ago, Dilip Hiro's Inside India Today, banned by Indira Gandhi's government, was acclaimed by The … Guardian as simply 'the best book on India.' Now Hiro returns to his native country to chronicle the impact of the dramatic … economic liberalization that began in 1991, which ushered India into the era of globalization. Hiro describes how India has …

Introduction -- Moments of transformation -- Why India matters -- Tradition versus modernity -- Midnight … -- Conclusion : making the most of India's millennial moment …

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors' Note -- Map of South Asia -- Map of India … -- Introduction -- Politics in India's Decentered Polity -- The Indian Economy: Pushing Ahead and Pulling Apart -- From Bangalore to … Silicon Valley and Back: How the Indian Diaspora in the United States Is Changing India -- The Subordinate Caste Revolution …