This Brave New World: India, China, And The United States

In the next decade and a half, China and India will become two of the world's indispensable powers - whether they rise peacefully or not. From her front-row view of this colossal shift, Anja Manuel escorts the reader on an intimate tour of the corridors of power in Delhi and Beijing. Through vibrant stories, she reveals how each country is working to surmount enormous challenges. We wring our hands about China, Manuel writes, while we underestimate India, which will be the most important country outside the West to shape China's rise.