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Think India: The Rise of the World's Next Superpower and What It Means for Every | |||
Think India: The Rise of the World's Next Superpower and What It Means for Every |
The buzzword of the twenty-first century is India?and it?s not just a story of software, outsourcing, and faraway call centers. With the economy soaring at 8 percent a year, India is a medical and pharmaceutical frontrunner, an R&D powerhouse, a rising manufacturing hub, and an up-and-coming cultural trendsetter in areas from fashion to film. And the world is taking note: Western companies from Lockheed Martin to McDonald?s are moving in, Ford is setting up factories, Coca Cola is heading to the countryside in rickshaws, and research centers for Fortune 500 companies are popping up everywhere. Meanwhile, the U.S. military is forging close ties, as India has become a key strategic partner.
Steel tycoon turned educator Vinay Rai, who now runs one of India?s two private universities? with fifteen campuses nationwide?couples with geopolitical writer Melissa Rossi to map out the rising new India. This colorful, lively, forward-looking account of India?s stunning world debut is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand India?s new muscle on the global stage.
? One out of every six people in the world lives in India.
? India?s top trading partner is the United States.
? India is:
The fastest-growing free market economy
The world?s top destination for retailers
The world?s youngest workforce (over 500 millionunder age twenty-five)
作者简介 Vinay Rai is the founder and president of Rai University. He was educated at Delhi University in India and MITin the United States. He is president of the Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the quality of education at all levels in India.
MelissaRossi is the author of Plume?s "What Every American Should Know" series, which brings geopolitics to the masses.