Name: India: From Midnight to the Millennium (Paperback) – by Shashi Tharoor
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0143103245
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin India; 1st edition (31 July 2012); Penguin Books
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780143103240
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143103240
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 410 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond is an eloquent argument for the importance of India to the future of the industrialized world. Shashi Tharoor shows compellingly that India stands at the intersection of the most significant questions facing the world today. If democracy leads to inefficient political infighting, should it be sacrificed in the interest of economic well-being? Does religious fundamentalism provide a way for countries in the developing world to assert their identity in the face of Western hegemony, or is there a case for pluralism and diversity amid cultural and religious traditions? Does the entry of Western consumer goods threaten a country's economic self-sufficiency, and is protectionism the only guarantee of independence? The answers to such questions will determine what the nature of our world is in the twenty-first century. And since Indians account for almost one-sixth of the world's population today, their choices will resonate throughout the globe. Shashi Tharoor deals with this vast theme in a work of remarkable depth and startling originality, combining elements of political scholarship, personal reflection, memoir, fiction, and polemic, all illuminated in vivid and compelling prose.