India Rising

As India marks a decade of economic reforms, it stands poised to enter a new era. With the reform process finally starting to pay off, the economy has been developing along the path of sustainable growth. If the current reforms are sustained, India will be the third largest economy in the world by 2050. "India Rising" is a timely publication on India’s political, economic and social underpinnings. It provides a sharp assessment of India’s current challenges and a comprehensive outlook on the future. With contributions from senior leaders in the business and government sectors, media and civil society, the book captures the progress made by India to become one of the world’s engines for growth. Bringing together a wide array of expert scenarios, the book provides a rich and textured analysis of the diverse factors that are shaping India’s future. The book delves into the 10 pillars for sustainable growth: • Economic Reforms • Financial Reforms • Geopolitics • Manufacturing • Tr

About the Editors: Tarun Das is the chief mentor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He was the chief executive from 1974, when CII was formed, to June 2004. He graduated from Manchester University in economics and commerce, and he holds an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Warwick, UK. He is closely connected to various policy-making bodies of the Indian government. He is the recipient of the Blackwill Award from the US-India Business Council for his contribution to Indo-US economic cooperation. Colette Mathur is the World Economic Forum’s director for India. She developed a keen interest in India in the 1960s and followed very closely the country’s political, economic and social development. She established a broad network of key Indian decision makers, and has been interviewed on India’s economic policies and reforms in various Indian and international media. She continues to develop and hold the India Economic Summit which has become the most important international business event in India. Frank-Jürgen Richter is the president of HORASIS: The Global Visions Community, a Geneva-based strategic advisory focusing on long-term scenarios related to corporate globalization and strategic risk. Formerly, he was the World Economic Forum’s director for Asian affairs. He has lived, studied and worked in Asia for almost a decade. An active scholar, he has authored and edited several books on Asian economies and international business.