Imperfect Democracies
I began writing my column for India Currents at the time of the Kargil crisis of 1999. America, India, and their partnership have undergone profound changes sin
Sanjoy Banerjee
Obama Got Osama
The Abbotabad raid was an act of profound symbolic importance. Its immediate material impact on terrorism is not much. But its symbolic impact will have materia
Comparing Pakistan and Egypt
Pakistan continues to manage America successfully, from the Pakistan army’s perspective. Pakistan’s arrest of the American consular employee, Raymond Davis
President Obama’s India Visit
President Obama’s visit to India came at a time of fundamental change in world politics. China is rising. India is also rising, but perhaps not as much. Ameri
Poverty In India
Indian economic growth has been accelerating steadily over the last few decades and may well exceed ten percent per annum in the near future. Yet India as a who
America-Challenged and Divided
America emerged from the end of the Cold War as the unchallenged superpower. The early 1990s saw the peak of its power. Over the next two decades its margin of
The New World Economy | India Currents
The Indian economy grew at over nine percent per annum between 2004 and 2007. That was its fastest run since independence. This was aided by fast export growth
India v. China
The relationship between India and China has basically been unfriendly since the late 1950s. Even when the direct relationship between the two has been quiet, C
Privilege, Sacrifice, and Underdevelopment
In the last few centuries, the fastest growing economies in the world have been those in which the ruling authority could impose sacrifices on entrenched intere
After the Indian Elections
Manmohan Singh has become the first Prime Minister since Indira Gandhi to return to power after completing a full term. He delivered the best economic performan
What Obama Can and Cannot Do
President Obama is one of the most talented and brilliant world leaders in several decades. Nonetheless, he takes office under the most difficult circumstances.
New Era, New Partnership
The United States is at the end of an era that began in the early 1980s. Over this period, financial corporations—banks, investment houses, and insurance comp
