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India: Unleashing Potential in Innovation and Creativity
Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
East Asia Forum
April 5, 2012
India has had lackluster innovation performance when
viewed in terms of conventional measures (such as new product introductions and
number of patents). However, sources point out that India seems to be brimming
with boundless creative energy. In this article, Devesh Kapur explores the nature
of creativity and innovation, and asks: What is the nature of this creativity and innovation and
what are its sources? Why is India doing well on some (less conventional)
indicators of creativity but much less well on more conventional measures?
The United States and India: An Indispensable Partnership for
the 21st Century
Wendy Sherman, Under
Secretary for Political Affairs
U.S. Department of State
American Center, New Delhi, India
April 2, 2012
Remarks presented by Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman in New Delhi on April 2,
2012, representing the latest policy statement by the Administration on
U.S.-India partnership for the 21st century.
US-India Defence Cooperation towards an Enduring Relationship
Robert S. Metzger, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Indian
Defence Review, Vol. 2 27.2
Apr-Jun 2012
As
a rising power, India already has assumed important responsibilities for
regional security. Its role and prominence will grow, as will its defence
expenditures. The United States is paying special attention to India. The 2012
US Defence Strategic Guidance explicitly acknowledges the necessity to
‘rebalance’ US security resources towards the Asia-Pacific region, as the
withdrawal of US combat forces from Iraq and Afghanistan proceeds. India is the
only country that the US has specifically identifies as a key strategic
partner. Since 2001, India’s defence spending has risen by more than 60 per
cent to $36 billion in 2011 - 2012. Between the years 2007 and 2011, India
signed $35.6 billion in defence contracts. Some forecasts project $100 billion
in military purchases over the next ten years, of which 50 per cent (or more)
may be sourced from foreign vendors.
The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future
Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute India
September 2011
The Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute India co-sponsored a
U.S.-India Joint Study Group to address the most important geopolitical and
geoeconomic issues facing the United States and India: the rise of China, the
conflict in Afghanistan, the future of Pakistan, the turmoil and transition of
the Middle East, climate change and energy technology collaboration, economic
cooperation, and opportunities for defense partnerships. In each of these
areas, study group members looked for ideas and policies that push the
relationship forward. The study group chairs were Robert D. Blackwell and
Naresh Chandra, with Christopher Clary as Rapporteur.
