India: Economic, Political and Social Issues

INDIA: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES......Page 3
NOTICE TO THE READER......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
PEOPLE......Page 13
PEOPLE......Page 14
HISTORY......Page 15
GOVERNMENT......Page 18
POLITICAL CONDITIONS......Page 19
ECONOMY......Page 20
DEFENSE......Page 21
BILATERAL AND REGIONAL RELATIONS......Page 22
U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS......Page 25
INTRODUCTION......Page 27
THE ‘NEW’ INTERNATIONAL ORDER: GEOPOLITICS VERSUS GEOECONOMICS?......Page 28
‘ASIA’ IN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL ORDERS: THE OLD AND THE NEW......Page 29
INDIA’S QUEST FOR AN ASIAN ENERGY SECURITY GRID: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES......Page 30
INDIA’S LOOK EAST POLICY: EXTENDING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD......Page 31
INDIA LOOKS WEST: THE NEW GREAT GAME?......Page 37
India and the USA as Natural Allies?......Page 38
Geopolitics of ‘Asian’ Alliances?......Page 39
REFERENCES......Page 41
ABSTRACT......Page 47
2. GLOBALIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON SMES......Page 48
PTAs and FTAs - Opportunity or Threat......Page 51
3. THE NEED FOR A PRO-SME POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO SMES......Page 52
4. SMES IN INDIA......Page 53
5. POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO SMES IN INDIA......Page 54
5.2. Technopreneur Promotion Programme(TePP)......Page 55
5.4. Technology Development Board (TDB)......Page 56
5.6. New Millennium India Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI)......Page 57
5.8. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Technology Transfer......Page 58
6.1. National R&D Laboratories......Page 61
6.3. Small Industry Development Organization (SIDO)......Page 62
6.5. Infrastructural Facilities of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)......Page 63
6.6. Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks (STEPs)......Page 64
6.7. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs)......Page 65
6.8. National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP)......Page 66
6.9. Financing Mechanisms for SMEs......Page 67
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 68
REFERENCES......Page 69
IMPORT POLICIES......Page 71
Fertilizer Subsidy Regime......Page 73
Customs Procedures......Page 74
STANDARDS, TESTING, LABELING AND CERTIFICATION......Page 75
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures......Page 76
EXPORT SUBSIDIES......Page 77
Copyrights......Page 78
SERVICES BARRIERS......Page 79
Banking......Page 80
Audiovisual and Communications Services......Page 81
Telecommunications......Page 82
Postal and Express Delivery......Page 84
Equity Restrictions......Page 85
OTHER BARRIERS......Page 86
INTRODUCTION......Page 89
THE HISTORY OF INDIAN IMMIGRATION IN AUSTRALIA......Page 90
CARE OF INFANT AND MOTHER......Page 91
Traditional Medicine......Page 92
Traditional Massage and Breastfeeding......Page 93
Sharmila’s Story......Page 94
Patricia’s Story......Page 98
CONCLUSION: MATERNITY, IDENTITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE......Page 100
REFERENCES......Page 101
POPULATION......Page 103
BALI’S ECONOMY......Page 104
Tourism and Related Industries......Page 105
The October 12 Blast and Its Aftermath......Page 107
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES......Page 108
ABSTRACT......Page 111
HEALTH PRODUCTION FUNCTION......Page 112
The Indian Scenario......Page 113
Methodology......Page 115
Model Specification......Page 117
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS......Page 119
EMPIRICAL RESULTS......Page 122
Robustness of Empirical Results......Page 127
CONCLUSION......Page 130
REFERENCES......Page 131
ABSTRACT......Page 135
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS......Page 136
Background......Page 138
Current U.S.-India Engagement......Page 140
India’s Regional Relations......Page 141
Background......Page 142
The Congress Party......Page 146
Regional Parties......Page 147
Civil Nuclear Cooperation......Page 148
Potential Benefits and Costs......Page 149
Congressional Action......Page 150
Indian Concerns......Page 151
Civil Space Cooperation......Page 152
Security Issues......Page 153
India’s Economy and U.S. Concerns......Page 157
Regional Dissidence and Human Rights......Page 161
U.S. Assistance......Page 166
REFERENCES......Page 168
ABSTRACT......Page 173
H.R. 5682 in the House......Page 174
S. 3709/H.R. 5682 in the Senate......Page 177
P.L. 109-401 Signing Statement......Page 180
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES......Page 181
REFERENCES......Page 199
INDEX......Page 201