Think India: The Rise of the World's Next Great Power and What It Means for Every American

Cover......Page 1
Copyright page......Page 10
Modern India......Page 12
The British Raj......Page 106
Partitioned India......Page 111
Contents......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
1  Welcome to India......Page 25
2  What Makes India Click?: A Nations Unparalleled Growth......Page 39
Setting: Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley......Page 41
Is the World Really Flat?......Page 50
Defying the "Flatness" Fundamentals: The Indian Concept of Jugaad......Page 53
Dhirubhai Ambani—Reliance......Page 55
Azim Premji—Wipro......Page 57
T. K. Rao—Texas Instruments......Page 58
Sunil Bharti Mittal—Bharti Telecom......Page 59
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata—The Tata Group......Page 62
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw—Biocon India......Page 64
Looking Ahead......Page 67
3  A Slumbering Elephant Awakens......Page 69
Setting: Mumbai......Page 71
The Rise of the Consuming Class......Page 74
Retail: Starting to Roar......Page 79
The Media Impetus......Page 81
The Auto Sector Revs Up......Page 84
Telecommunications Gains Speed......Page 85
Rockin' Real Estate......Page 86
The Manufacturing Crunch......Page 87
A Taxing Quandary......Page 89
Doing Business in India: A Few Tips......Page 90
4  India: Shaped by Its History......Page 95
Invasions......Page 99
British India......Page 105
Independence......Page 108
Crisis......Page 114
Change Partners and Dance......Page 117
Red No More......Page 118
Perspective......Page 120
5  Friends and Tigers: The United States, India, and China......Page 123
The China Target......Page 127
Columbus and the Indians......Page 129
Of False Hopes and Missed Opportunities......Page 133
Support from Washington—Finally!......Page 137
A Nuclear Deal for India......Page 138
The Chinese Threat......Page 139
When a Nontransparent China Calls the Shots......Page 143
India's Tryst with the Dragon......Page 145
India and the United States—Growing Defense Cooperation......Page 147
Betting on India......Page 149
6  India's Growing Global Muscle......Page 153
Challenges......Page 157
India and Israel: Transcending Traditional Mind-sets......Page 158
India and the Arab World: Oil Diplomacy?......Page 161
India and Iran: A Delicate Balance......Page 162
India and Southeast Asia: Mutual Concerns......Page 163
India and Pakistan: Estranged Neighbors......Page 164
India and Russia: Friends Forever?......Page 167
India and the European Union: Budding Friendship......Page 168
Around Latin America......Page 169
Options......Page 170
India and China: Breathing Fire......Page 172
When Statistics Lie......Page 173
The India Advantage......Page 176
7  Understanding Indians: Philosophy, Attitudes, Etiquette......Page 179
A Rainbow of Contradictions......Page 182
The Multitasking Indian......Page 186
The Caste System......Page 188
The Dedication to Service......Page 190
Why the Have-Nots of India Don't Envy the Haves......Page 191
The Vedanta......Page 192
Dharma......Page 195
Karma......Page 196
Individualism: the Space for Community......Page 197
Privacy in India......Page 199
Indian Communication......Page 201
Are Indians Rude?......Page 202
Doing Business in India: Tuning in to the Etiquette......Page 203
A Short List of Practical Tips for Doing Business in India......Page 204
8  Incredible India......Page 209
India's Wild West: Redolent with History......Page 217
Northern India: of Bucolic Pleasures and Heaven on Earth......Page 222
India's East: A Cultural and Literary Feast......Page 225
Down South: God's Own Country......Page 226
Caves, Rocks, and Forests Beautify Central India......Page 228
Festivals in India: A Riot of Colors and Lights.........Page 229
Indian Hospitality......Page 230
The Surprising Story of "Medical Tourism"......Page 231
9  A Tale of Two Indias: The Challenges of Extreme Poverty......Page 233
Attacking India's Problems......Page 237
Health and Food Programs......Page 238
Population Control......Page 239
Education......Page 241
The Plight of Women......Page 243
Infrastructure......Page 244
Hard Infrastructure......Page 245
Soft Infrastructure......Page 251
Roadblock: The Specter of Corruption......Page 253
Who Will Lead the Way?......Page 257
Reasons for Hope......Page 259
10  The Indian Century......Page 263
Will India Forge Ahead of China?......Page 268
India—Toward Economic Superpower and Beyond......Page 271
Afterword......Page 275
From Vinay Rai......Page 279
From William Simon......Page 281
2  What Makes India Click?: A Nations Unparalleled Growth......Page 283
3  A Slumbering Elephant Awakens......Page 284
4  India: Shaped by Its History......Page 287
5  Friends and Tigers: The United States, India, and China......Page 288
6  India's Growing Global Muscle......Page 292
7  Understanding Indians: Philosophy, Attitudes, Etiquette......Page 294
9  A Tale of Two Indias: The Challenges of Extreme Poverty......Page 295
10  The Indian Century......Page 296
B......Page 297
C......Page 298
D......Page 299
F......Page 300
H......Page 301
K......Page 302
M......Page 303
P......Page 304
S......Page 305
U......Page 306
Z......Page 307