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Trade and FDI related reforms in the states, 1991-2007: The case of Maharashtra
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| Gitanjali Sen |
| ORF-Academic Foundation |
| 08 June 2010 |
| This study explores how the state of Maharashtra has fared in changing its trade-related policies and the implementation, in response to economic reforms during 1991-2007. This includes state-level tax policies, initiatives to attract foreign or domestic investors in the state, export promotion initiatives, and development initiatives affecting business. |
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South and Southeast Asia: Responding to Changing Geo-Political and Security Challenges
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| Edited by K.V. Kesavan and Daljit Singh |
| ORF-Knowledge World |
| 21 April 2010 |
| The essays in this volume provide Indian and Southeast Asian perspectives on some of the geopolitical and security challenges facing South and Southeast Asia. These include the interests and role of major outside powers in the two regions and the relations between these powers; |
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Security in a Complex Era: Emerging Challenges Facing India
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| Neil Padukone |
| ORF-Knowledge World |
| 22 February 2010 |
| Security in a Complex Era: Emerging Challenges Facing India is a horizon scan of conceptual shifts in the nature of conflict. These shifts include the threat posed by networked forms of organization; the augmented role of information and perceptions in both shaping and resolving conflicts; deficits in governance as security threats; the security implications of emerging technologies, climate change and economics; emerging challenges in nuclear, space, and military strategies; and global shifts in geopolitical power and their effects on Indian strategic thinking. |
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Uncertain Eagle: US Military Strategy in Asia
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| Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |
| ORF-Rupa |
| 04 December 2009 |
| The US commitment to and involvement in the Asia-Pacific in the coming decades is a reality that Washington has firmly come to grips with, given the nature of emerging threats and challenges that it faces. The long-term security of the region will certainly depend on the US continuing to extend its deterrence mechanism, because if the US allies as well as friends are not convinced of US commitment, a possibility of Japan and even South Korea going nuclear cannot be ruled out. |
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The Coming Blowback: How Pakistan is Endangering the World
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| Wilson John |
| ORF-Rupa |
| 04 December 2009 |
| Coming Blowback is an attempt to test the conventional wisdom about Pakistan and its war on terrorism.
Reaching beyond the headlines and banners, the book documents, and investigates, what the War on Terror has missed so far. It nudges the surface of news and events that crowd the public space to reveal the maggots of destruction which are running through the veins of today's Pakistan. The book details the growth of terrorist groups like LeT and their concerted attempts, supported by the State, to penetrate the innards of the civil society, transforming Jinnah's Pakistan into Al Qaida's launching pad for global jihad. |
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The Dragon's Fire: Chinese Military Strategy and its Implications for Asia
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| Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |
| ORF-Rupa |
| 16 November 2009 |
| The rise of China has been a subject of interest and concern not only in India and Asia but globally. The growth of China as a major military and economic power, with global aspirations of superpower status, remains a serious concern to India, as well as the United States, Russia, and Japan. |
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India and Central Asia: Redefining Energy and Trade Links
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| Angira Sen Sarma |
| ORF-Pentagon Press |
| 16 November 2009 |
| This monograph studies India's economic relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Endowed with rich hydrocarbon reserves, the Central Asian republics provide India with a reliable alternative source of oil and gas. Hydroelectric projects with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the two republics rich in water resources, are also worth exploring. |
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Engineering Education in India
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| Rangan Banerjee and Vinayak P. Muley |
| ORF-Macmillan |
| 27 October 2009 |
| India produces a large number of engineers every year. So why do industry leaders complain about the absence of quality engineers for their industries? The future success of Indian industry depends on the growth of quality engineering education in India, especially since Indian industry is competing globally in software, and in areas such as automobiles, chemicals and engineering equipment. |
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Uttar Pradesh - The Road Ahead
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| Venkitesh Ramakrishnan |
| ORF-Academic Foundation |
| 27 October 2009 |
| The importance of Uttar Pradesh in India's socio-political firmament is never overstated. That evolves naturally on account of a variety factors, which includes its position as the most populous State in the country and the consequent influence wielded by its people and their leadership in the nation's polity. This unique status has been the subject of consistent debate among the political class as well as the academia. |
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Engaging with a Resurgent Africa
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| Edited by Dilip Lahiri, Jorg Shultz and Manish Cha |
| ORF-Macmillan |
| 27 October 2009 |
| Africa's resurgence promises to have lasting implications for an evolving new world order. Some of the world's fastest growing economies are in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 30 African countries have held multi-party elections. The resource-rich continent is being courted by former colonial powers like Britain, France, Germany and Portugal, established powers like the US and Russia and emerging global players like India, China, Brazil and Japan. |
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