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India Today
Containing almost 250 entries written by scholars from around the world, this two-volume resource provides current, accurate, and useful information on the politics, economics, society, and cultures of India since 1947. With more than a billion citizens—almost 18 percent of the world's population—India is a reflection of over 5,000 years of interaction and exchange across a wide spectrum of cultures and civilizations. India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic describes the growth and development of the nation since it achieved independence from the British Raj in 1947. The two-volume work presents an analytical review of India's transition from fledgling state to the world's l...
India
India, long known for its huge population, religious conflicts and its status as not-quite best friend ally of the United States has moved from the backwaters of world attention to centre stage. Afghanistan and Pakistan with whom India is in almost conflict, are neighbours. India has developed a nuclear capability which also has a way of grabbing attention. This book discusses current issues and historical background and provides a thorough index important to a better understanding of this diverse country.
India’s Economy and Society
This book is a collection of fifteen contributions that undertake a detailed analysis of seven broad dimensions of India’s economy and society. All the contributions approach the problems in their respective areas empirically, while being theoretically informed. The book begins with a section containing detailed and empirically supported chapters on the recent crisis in India’s agricultural sector and the reforms in the agricultural markets. Another section is dedicated to the issue of infrastructure financing, and new ways of financing large infrastructural projects are critically examined. Other sections are related to innovations and technology impacts on industry; international trade...
India Infrastructure Report 2006
This report focuses on regulation and industry structure and spells out an agenda of reform and privatization to improve the infrastructure's effectiveness, targetting, and efficiency.
20 Years of G20
The book discusses contemporary issues such as global financial architecture and regulatory practices, trade, investment and the multilateral process, the future of work, the role of technology for adaptation and mitigation of climate change, and financing infrastructure for sustainable development. With increasing global connectivity, events in one part of the world immediately affect or spread to the other parts. In this context, G20 has proved to be an effective forum, particularly after the Asian financial crises. Furthermore, over recent decades, G20 has been instrumental in managing financial crises and international conflicts by deploying global cooperation as a functional tool. As a ...
India’s Trident
Which policies make the difference between poverty and prosperity? Most agree that sustained investment in education and infrastructure (against the backdrop of a sound institutional framework) plays a significant role in bridging this divide, but the question still remains: why do countries that pursue these objectives continue to be held back by developmental stagnation? ‘India’s Trident’ looks at the possible answers to this question through a trifocal lens, considering the challenges faced by education and infrastructure policy, as well as the Indian fiscal framework. Education is often considered the ‘silver bullet’ for a country’s developmental woes, but certain reforms are...
India
Proceedings of the Ninth Indira Gandhi Conference, held at New Delhi on 19th November 2004
India Infrastructure Report 2007
Provides the context, highlights key issues, and focuses on major sub-sectors such as power, water, sewage, and irrigation in rural infrastructure.
