India express : the future of the new superpower /
Future of the new superpower
Daniel Lak.
- First Palgrave Macmillan edition.
- 264 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
Introduction -- Debugging the Millennium: Y2K and India -- From Tech Support to Tutoring: India's Online Revolution -- Silicon and Slums: New Economy, Old Problems -- Watching the Numbers: Early Warnings of India's Woes -- Fighting for Freedom: A Colonial Legacy -- Democracy, Dynasty and Devolution: Transferring Power in India -- The New Freedom Struggle: India's Activists in Action -- Educating India Then and Now: A Journey from Light to Darkness -- Hinduism and its Discontents: Strength Amid Weakness -- Nuking the Soft State: How India Learned to Love the Bomb -- Becoming Asia's America: The Next Liberal Superpower? -- Conclusion.
"Daniel Lak argues that India has become a global superpower because of its religion, caste, politics, and poverty and not in spite of it."--Publisher's website.
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Globalization.
India--Foreign relations--21st century. India--Economic conditions--21st century India--Social conditions--21st century India--Politics and government--21st century