In the vein of the bestselling China, Inc. comes an insightful look at the culture, people, and politics of the world's next superpower.

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Once the jewel in the crown of the formidable British Empire, India has been surrounded by myth for years. After gaining independence in 1947, this often misunderstood country found itself faced with a new sense of freedom—and along with it, enormous burdens and challenges. While exotic, mysterious, and seductive, it has also become an economic force to be reckoned with. With the fourth largest economy in the world, the largest youth population on Earth, and a thriving middle class, India is the second most-preferred destination for foreign investment. But very few Americans truly understand what a rich and powerful country it has become—or its role as a global power, center of outsourcing, and potential partner with the United States.

From the country’s thriving film industry to its burgeoning high-tech industry as well as its attempts to stabilize its economy, India Arriving offers a fascinating glimpse into the real India, with all of its assets and all of its faults. Author Rafiq Dossani goes beneath the veil surrounding India and explores the many ways it has begun to emerge onto the world stage. He explores its birth as an independent nation and forces like poltical shifts, social reform, and education that have helped to shape a new India. Honest and revelatory, India Arriving provides a deeper understanding of a country that promises to be the next major player in the world economy.

Praise for India Arriving

"I find Dossani’s book to be refreshing in its candor and thought provoking."
-Steve Hamm, BusinessWeek.com

"No serious global business collection should be without this."
-Midwest Book Review

"In India Arriving, you won't find the attractive imagery that many books paying homage to India feature these days. You will find a sophisticated level of writing and information that could only be assembled by someone who has lived and worked there."
-IE Industrial Engineer

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

_India is arriving: make sure to take me along_.
*INDIA IS A LAND OF* oddities, puzzles, and paradoxes. Consider, for instance, the southern Indian state of Kerala. It was long considered an oddity within India: literacy was universal, the male to female ratio was less than one, life expectancy was ...

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Copyright 2008 by Rafiq Dossani.

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