This special edition of India Briefing marks the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence and the tenth anniversary of the series. Like its predecessors, the 1997-1998 volume provides analysis of and context for political, economic, social, and cultural developments in India, and considers what past trends may indicate for the future. But this India Briefing is unique in scope: whereas past editions cover a one-to two-year period, India Briefing: A ...
In the last few years there has been a dramatic change in the way the world views India. Pundits now talk of “India as an emerging world power†not as wild speculation, but as prediction. With a rapidly growing economy, a world-class science and technology sector, and a huge English-speaking labour pool, India has become one of the hottest business stories around. At the same time, the country wrestles with difficult questions about the place of secularism in ...