India in 1991 witnessed a deepening economic crisis, the tragic end of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty with Rajiv Gandhi's brutal assassination, and a new congres party government tdhat initiated sweeping economic changes. In addition, contributors assess the explosive topic of population control in the world's most populous democracy, consider the roles of the public sector and the middle class, and…
At last, journalists, officials, scholars, and the merely curious can turn to a high-quality annual survey of contemporary events in India-not only one of the world's largest and most powerful countries but a state that will be increasingly important to the United States of the next decade. India Briefing, 1988 maintains the high standard set by its predecessor and its sister pblication, China…