10-18-2010, 10:42 AM
In this perceptive article published in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Gurcharan Das reviews a perceptive book:
"Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power" by Robert D. Kaplan (Random House, 366 pages, $28).
An excerpt from the review:
"When it comes to the contest between India and China, I do not believe it will be decided either by arms or economic strength. Both countries will soon become prosperous and middle class. The race will be won by India if it fixes its governance before China fixes its politics; or by China if it finds a way to give its people liberty before India reforms its institutions of the state--bureaucracy, police, and judiciary."
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10...DUyWj.html
"Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power" by Robert D. Kaplan (Random House, 366 pages, $28).
An excerpt from the review:
"When it comes to the contest between India and China, I do not believe it will be decided either by arms or economic strength. Both countries will soon become prosperous and middle class. The race will be won by India if it fixes its governance before China fixes its politics; or by China if it finds a way to give its people liberty before India reforms its institutions of the state--bureaucracy, police, and judiciary."
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10...DUyWj.html