Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance - Hardcover

Baru, Sanjaya

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8171885586 ISBN 13: 9788171885589

Publisher: Academic Foundation, 2006

Synopsis

Analyzing shifts in global power in the post–Cold War era, this study targets the ongoing evolution of India’s economics and geopolitics. Various vital issues are discussed, including new economic policies, the emergence of a confident professional middle class, rapid progress toward an open society, and the future of nuclear power. Bold and insightful, these essays confirm India's rise as a free-market democracy.

About this title

From the Author:

Sanjaya Baru is media advisor and spokesperson for the prime minister of India, serves on India's National Security Advisory Board, and is a former editor of The Financial Express and The Times of India. He is the author of The Political Economy of Indian Sugar.

Review:

"These are superbly crafted and insightful writings on economic and security issues....Buy, read, profit, and enjoy."  —Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University

"These essays can serve as a guide to anyone seeking to have a better understanding of what is happening."  —Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University, and President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic research, Cambridge, Massachusetts

"The only [compilation] that provides deep insights into the complex interplay of global, Asian, and national dimensions of...policy."  —Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

"Baru is a vital voice in our public argument....Anyone interested in India's global role must read this book."  —Sunil Khilnani, author, The Idea of India

"Timely and unique...No one could have done a better job of exploring this relatively uncharted territory than Dr. Baru."  —Bimal Jalan, member of Parliament and former Governor, Reserve Bank of India

"Sanjaya Baru is one of the bright lights of modern India."  —Fareed Zakaria, editor, Newsweek International, and author, The Future of Freedom

"A rare, yet exciting, contribution to the political economy of power."  —Ashley Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.

"This is an eloquent book...an inside-view of India's evolving strategic and economic role."  —N. R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Foundation
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 8171885586
• ISBN 13: 9788171885589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 496