needed a public forum with a global reach to involve the best minds working on economic development in India as well as to … honour its founder, Dr K.R. Narayanan, President of the Republic of India. The K.R. Narayanan Oration series was developed in … both an expert account of key aspects of the economic development process in India and a peek into India's potential in the …

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan …'s development trajectory -- 4. The waking giant : China's development trajectory -- 5. Gradual growth : India's development … trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and Japan -- 7. urbanization and migration -- 8. Demographics, education …