India of My Dreams
Surendra Kumar (Ed.)‚ Pradeep K. Kapur (Ed.)
About the Book
A unique collection of thoughts, ideas, views and vision of some of the brightest brains and most respected individuals—from senior cabinet ministers to role model captains of industry; from internationally acclaimed economists to diplomats par excellence and think-tank honchos; from IT innovators to provocative journalists—all jostle together in this volume sharing glimpses of India of their dreams.
Sheer diversity of subjects, strength of arguments, force of articulation and the breadth of vision is sure to provoke the reader to think about India…
About the Author(s) / Editor(s)
Surendra Kumar is a historian by education, diplomat by profession and a sensitive author and poet. He has represented India in a dozen countries in the last three and a half decades in various capacities as: Ambassador to Mozambique, Libya, Eritrea and Democratic Republic of Congo; High Commissioner to Kenya, Swaziland and Malta; Consul General in Chicago, Minister (Press, Information and Culture) London; PR of India to UNEP & UN-HABITAT; Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; and Dean, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi.
Pradeep K. Kapur, Joint Secretary, Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs is a career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service, and has interest in the theory and practice of economic, political and cultural diplomacy. He has been India’s Ambassador to Cambodia, and has served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs and in the Indian Embassies abroad. He has studied at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi), Oxford University, UK, and has been a faculty member at Georgetown University, Washington DC.
Contributors
Mani Shankar Aiyar
M.J. Akbar
Mythili Bhusnurmath
Marshall Bouton
P. Chidambaram
Sadia Dehlvi
Meghnad Desai
Sheila Dikshit
N. Gopalaswami
Dipak C. Jain
Meira Kumar
Surendra Kumar
Wangari Muta Maathai
Sonal Mansingh
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Pranab Mukherjee
Satish Nambiar
Saeed Naqvi
Shivraj Patil
Sam Pitroda
Lalu Prasad
Azim Premji
Varun Sahni
Kapil Sibal
Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Shashi Tharoor
J.S. Verma
Contents in Detail
Foreword
Introduction
1. The World Today: An Indian Perspective
Pranab Mukherjee
2. India of My Dreams: Abject Poverty can be Eradicated
P. Chidambaram
3. Acceptance of Anekantvada:
Essential for Strengthening India’s Democracy
Shivraj Patil
4. India’s Rise: What Indians, Americans and Chinese Think
Marshall Bouton
5. Dreaming for a Better Society
Wangari Muta Maathai
6. India of My Dreams
Abhishek Manu Singhvi
7. Branding India in a Global Context
Dipak C. Jain
8. Realising India’s Soft Power Potential for Shaping it’s Future
Shashi Tharoor
9. India of My Dreams: Spectacular Future Beckons India
Sunil Bharti Mittal
10. Bhagidari for Building a Better India
Sheila Dikshit
11. Knowledge for a More Just, Equitable and Inclusive Society
Sam Pitroda
12. Historic Turn-around of the Indian Railways
Lalu Prasad
13. Emergence of India and China as Major Economic Powers
Meghnad Desai
14. Science and Technology for
India’s Economic Development and Prosperity
Kapil Sibal
15. India of My Dreams: Empowerment of the Poor
Mani Shankar Aiyar
16. Need of a Just, Equitable and Inclusive Society in the 21st Century
Meira Kumar
17. An Alert, Impartial, Efficient and Effective Election Commission:
A Must for Strengthening Democracy
N Gopalaswami
18. India of My Dreams: Making Rights Choices
Azim Premji
19. From Communication to Knowledge
Sam Pitroda
20. An Impartial, Trustworthy and People-friendly Judiciary:
An Indispensable Pillar for Democracy
J. S. Verma
21. India at Sixty
Surendra Kumar, Sonal Mansingh,
Satish Nambiar, Saeed Naqvi, Varun Sahni,
Mythili Bhusnurmath, Sadia Dehlvi and J. S. Verma
22. India of My Dreams
Surendra Kumar
23. Islam, Jehad and Global War on Terrorism
M.J. Akbar
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Number of Pages | 230 |
| ISBN |
9788171886890 |
Academic Foundation (AF), based in New Delhi, is India’s leading independent publisher of academic/scholarly books in Social Sciences, specialising in Economics—Development Economics and Indian Economy in particular, and allied subjects.
About the Book
A unique collection of thoughts, ideas, views and vision of some of the brightest brains and most respected individuals—from senior cabinet ministers to role model captains of industry; from internationally acclaimed economists to diplomats par excellence and think-tank honchos; from IT innovators to provocative journalists—all jostle together in this volume sharing glimpses of India of their dreams.
Sheer diversity of subjects, strength of arguments, force of articulation and the breadth of vision is sure to provoke the reader to think about India…
About the Author(s) / Editor(s)
Surendra Kumar is a historian by education, diplomat by profession and a sensitive author and poet. He has represented India in a dozen countries in the last three and a half decades in various capacities as: Ambassador to Mozambique, Libya, Eritrea and Democratic Republic of Congo; High Commissioner to Kenya, Swaziland and Malta; Consul General in Chicago, Minister (Press, Information and Culture) London; PR of India to UNEP & UN-HABITAT; Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; and Dean, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi.
Pradeep K. Kapur, Joint Secretary, Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs is a career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service, and has interest in the theory and practice of economic, political and cultural diplomacy. He has been India’s Ambassador to Cambodia, and has served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs and in the Indian Embassies abroad. He has studied at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi), Oxford University, UK, and has been a faculty member at Georgetown University, Washington DC.
Contributors
Mani Shankar Aiyar
M.J. Akbar
Mythili Bhusnurmath
Marshall Bouton
P. Chidambaram
Sadia Dehlvi
Meghnad Desai
Sheila Dikshit
N. Gopalaswami
Dipak C. Jain
Meira Kumar
Surendra Kumar
Wangari Muta Maathai
Sonal Mansingh
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Pranab Mukherjee
Satish Nambiar
Saeed Naqvi
Shivraj Patil
Sam Pitroda
Lalu Prasad
Azim Premji
Varun Sahni
Kapil Sibal
Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Shashi Tharoor
J.S. Verma
Contents in Detail
Foreword
Introduction
1. The World Today: An Indian Perspective
Pranab Mukherjee
2. India of My Dreams: Abject Poverty can be Eradicated
P. Chidambaram
3. Acceptance of Anekantvada:
Essential for Strengthening India’s Democracy
Shivraj Patil
4. India’s Rise: What Indians, Americans and Chinese Think
Marshall Bouton
5. Dreaming for a Better Society
Wangari Muta Maathai
6. India of My Dreams
Abhishek Manu Singhvi
7. Branding India in a Global Context
Dipak C. Jain
8. Realising India’s Soft Power Potential for Shaping it’s Future
Shashi Tharoor
9. India of My Dreams: Spectacular Future Beckons India
Sunil Bharti Mittal
10. Bhagidari for Building a Better India
Sheila Dikshit
11. Knowledge for a More Just, Equitable and Inclusive Society
Sam Pitroda
12. Historic Turn-around of the Indian Railways
Lalu Prasad
13. Emergence of India and China as Major Economic Powers
Meghnad Desai
14. Science and Technology for
India’s Economic Development and Prosperity
Kapil Sibal
15. India of My Dreams: Empowerment of the Poor
Mani Shankar Aiyar
16. Need of a Just, Equitable and Inclusive Society in the 21st Century
Meira Kumar
17. An Alert, Impartial, Efficient and Effective Election Commission:
A Must for Strengthening Democracy
N Gopalaswami
18. India of My Dreams: Making Rights Choices
Azim Premji
19. From Communication to Knowledge
Sam Pitroda
20. An Impartial, Trustworthy and People-friendly Judiciary:
An Indispensable Pillar for Democracy
J. S. Verma
21. India at Sixty
Surendra Kumar, Sonal Mansingh,
Satish Nambiar, Saeed Naqvi, Varun Sahni,
Mythili Bhusnurmath, Sadia Dehlvi and J. S. Verma
22. India of My Dreams
Surendra Kumar
23. Islam, Jehad and Global War on Terrorism
M.J. Akbar
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2008 |
| Number of Pages | 230 |
| ISBN |
9788171886890 |
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