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{{short description|Overview of the globalization in India}}
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Globalization is a process that encompasses the causes, courses, and consequences of [[transnationalism|transnational]] and [[transculturalism|transcultural]] integration of human and non-human activities.<ref>Al-Rodhan, Nayef RF, and Gérard Stoudmann. "Definitions of globalization: A comprehensive overview and a proposed definition." Geneva Centre for Security Policy (2006).</ref> India had the distinction of being the world's largest economy at the beginning of the Christian era, as it accounted for about 32.9% share of world GDP and about 17% of the [[world population]]. The goods produced in India had long been exported to far off destinations across the world;<ref>Joshi, Rakesh Mohan, (2009) International Business, Oxford University Press, New Delhi and New York {{ISBN|0-19-568909-7}}</ref> the concept of globalization is hardly new to India.

India currently accounts for 2.7% of world trade (as of 2015), up from 1.2% in 2006 according to the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO).<ref>[http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp195_e.htm India's Trade policy review by the wto]</ref> Until the liberalisation of 1991, India was largely and intentionally isolated from the world markets, to protect its fledgeling economy and to achieve self-reliance. Foreign trade was subject to import tariffs, export taxes and quantitative restrictions, while [[foreign direct investment]] was restricted by upper-limit equity participation, restrictions on technology transfer, export obligations and government approvals; these approvals were needed for nearly 60% of new FDI in the industrial sector.<ref name="see S.Sahoo">[http://jas.sagepub.com/content/49/1/3.abstract Globalization and Politics of the Poor in India]</ref> The restrictions ensured that FDI averaged only around $200M annually between 1985 and 1991; a large percentage of the capital flows consisted of foreign aid, commercial borrowing and deposits of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]]s.<ref name="in-Srinivasan">{{cite journal | author=Srinivasan, T.N. | title=Economic Reforms and Global Integration | year=2002 | version=17 January 2002 | url=http://www.econ.yale.edu/%7Esrinivas/ec_reforms.pdf | access-date=20 February 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326211644/http://www.econ.yale.edu/%7Esrinivas/ec_reforms.pdf | archive-date=26 March 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

India's exports were stagnant for the first 15 years after independence, due to the predominance of tea, jute and cotton manufactures, demand for which was generally [[Elasticity (economics)|inelastic]]. Imports in the same period consisted predominantly of machinery, equipment and raw materials, due to nascent industrialisation. Since liberalisation, the value of India's international trade has become more broad-based and has risen to {{nowrap|[[File:Indian Rupee symbol.svg|8px|link=Indian rupee sign]]}} 63,0801 billion in 2003–04 from {{nowrap|[[File:Indian Rupee symbol.svg|8px|link=Indian rupee sign]]}} 12.50 billion in 1950–51.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} India's trading partners are China, the US, the UAE, the UK, Japan and the EU.<ref name="Datt-14">{{cite book |author1=Datt, Ruddar |author2=Sundharam, K.P.M. | title=Indian Economy | pages = 767, 772–76 | chapter = 46}}</ref> The exports during April 2007 were $12.31 billion up by 16% and import were $17.68 billion with an increase of 18.06% over the previous year.<ref>[http://commerce.nic.in/tradestats/indiatrade_press.asp INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-DECEMBER 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922090944/http://commerce.nic.in/tradestats/indiatrade_press.asp |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref>

India is a founding-member of [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT) since 1947 and its successor, the [[World Trade Organization]]. While participating actively in its general council meetings, India has been crucial in voicing the concerns of the [[Developing country|developing world]]. For instance, India has continued its opposition to the inclusion of such matters as labour and environment issues and other ''[[Non-tariff barriers to trade|non-tariff barriers]]'' into the WTO policies.<ref name="wto">{{cite web|title=India & the World Trade Organization |url=http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/WTO/overview.html |access-date=9 July 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050613080223/http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/WTO/overview.html |archive-date=13 June 2005 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Despite reducing import restrictions several times in the 2000s,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/696852.stm | work=BBC News | title=India eases trade restrictions | date=31 March 2000 | access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E0D61338F93AA15752C0A9629C8B63 | work=The New York Times | title=World Business Briefing – Asia: India: Trade Restrictions Eased | first=Saritha | last=Rai | date=29 January 2004 | access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref> India was evaluated by the World Trade Organization in 2008 as more restrictive than similar developing economies, such as Brazil, China, and Russia. The WTO also identified electricity shortages and inadequate transportation infrastructure as significant constraints on trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/restrictive-trade-regime-gets-india-poor-wb-ranking/324548/0 |title=Restrictive trade regime gets India poor WB ranking |publisher=Financialexpress.com |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp195_e.htm India: June 2002]. WTO Trade Policy Review.</ref><ref>[http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp283_e.htm Further reforms needed to sustain fast economic growth]. WTO Trade Policy Review of India, 2007.</ref>
Its restrictiveness has been cited as a factor which isolated it from the [[global financial crisis of 2008–2009]] more than other countries, even though it experienced reduced ongoing economic growth.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99404776&ft=1&f=1006 Looking To Escape The Recession? Try Liberia]</ref>

==Payments==
Since independence, India's [[balance of payments]] on its [[Current account (balance of payments)|current account]] has been negative. Since liberalisation in the 1990s (precipitated by a balance of payment crisis), India's exports have been consistently rising, covering 80.3% of its imports in 2002–03, up from 66.2% in 1990–91. Although India is still a net importer, since 1996–97, its overall balance of payments (i.e., including the [[capital account]] balance), has been positive, largely on account of increased foreign direct investment and deposits from [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]]s; until this time, the overall balance was only occasionally positive on account of external assistance and commercial borrowings. As a result, India's foreign currency reserves stood at $285 billion in 2008, which could be used in infrastructural development of the country if used effectively. In September 2017 India's foreign exchange reserves crossed $400 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rbi.org.in//scripts/WSSView.aspx?Id=21669|title=Reserve Bank of India - Weekly Statistical Supplement}}</ref>

India's reliance on external assistance and commercial borrowings has decreased since 1991–92, and since 2002–03, it has gradually been repaying these debts. Declining interest rates and reduced borrowings decreased India's [[debt service ratio]] to 4.5% in 2007.

In India, [[external commercial borrowing]]s (ECBs) are being permitted by the government for providing an additional source of funds to Indian corporates. The [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] monitors and regulates these borrowings (ECBs) through ECB policy guidelines.

==Economy==
India's economy has grown drastically since it integrated into the global economy in 1991. It has a drastic impact on India's economical condition. Its average annual [[Exponential growth|rate]] has grown from 3.5% (1990
–1980) to 7.7% (2002–2012). That rate peaked at 9.5% from 2005 to 2008. Economic growth has also led to increases in the per capita gross domestic product (GDP), from $1,255 in 1978 to $3,452 in 2005, and finally to $3,900 in 2012.<ref>Majumdar, Sumit K. "Globalization And Relative Compensation in India's Information Technology Sector." Information Technologies & International Development 6.1 (2010): 21–33. Business Source Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

Jobs in the technology and business sectors have many benefits. However, only the people in those sectors are benefiting. The overall employment rate for the country has decreased, while the number of job seekers is increasing at a yearly rate of 2.5%. Despite these statistics, the GDP is increasing every year. Growth is limited to some [[states of India|states]], including [[Gujarat]], Maharashtra, [[Karnataka]], Andhra Pradesh, and [[Tamil Nadu]]. Other states like [[Bihar]], Uttar Pradesh (UP), [[Odisha, India|Odisha]], Madhya Pradesh (MP), [[Assam]], and [[West Bengal]] remain poverty-stricken.<ref>Sharma, Shalendra D. "'India Rising' And The Mixed Blessings of Globalization." India Quarterly 70.4 (2014): 283–297. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

===Investment===
{{See also|Economic liberalisation in India}}
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|+ '''Share of top five investing countries in FDI inflows (Apr 2000 – Sept 2016)'''
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! Rank !! Country !! Inflows<br /> (million USD) !! Inflows (%)
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|1 || {{MUS}} || 101,759.68 || 32.81%<ref name="Mauritius-fdi">Much of India's FDI is routed through Mauritius, because both countries have an agreement to avoid double taxation. {{cite web | title=India to sign free trade agreement with Mauritius | url=http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=1521 | access-date = 15 August 2005}}</ref>
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|2 || {{SIN}} || 50,559.91 || 16.30%
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|3 || {{UK}} || 24,072.30 || 7.76%
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|4 || {{JPN}} || 23,760.47 || 7.66%
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|5 || {{USA}} || 19,380.43 || 6.25%
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| colspan=4 | Source: FDI in India Statistics<ref name="fdi-1">{{cite web | title=FDI in India Statistics | url=http://dipp.nic.in/English/Publications/FDI_Statistics/2016/FDI_FactSheet_April_Sep_2016.pdf | access-date=13 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202102421/http://dipp.nic.in/English/Publications/FDI_Statistics/2016/FDI_FactSheet_April_Sep_2016.pdf | archive-date=2 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}
[[Foreign direct investment]] (FDI) in India has reached 2% of GDP, compared with 0.1% in 1990, and Indian investment in other countries rose sharply in 2006.<ref name="oecd">{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/52/39452196.pdf |title=Economic survey of India 2007: Policy Brief |publisher=[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606112149/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/52/39452196.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

As the third-largest economy in the world in PPP terms, India is a preferred destination for FDI;<ref name="financialexpress1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/India-2nd-best-country-for-biz-investment-Survey/343344/ |title=India 2nd best country for biz investment: Survey - The Financial Express |date=August 2008 |publisher=Financialexpress.com |access-date=3 November 2008}}</ref> India has strengths in information technology and other significant areas such as auto components, chemicals, apparels, pharmaceuticals, and jewellery. Despite a surge in foreign investments, rigid FDI policies resulted in a significant hindrance. However, due to some positive economic reforms aimed at deregulating the economy and stimulating foreign investment, India has positioned itself as one of the front-runners of the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="financialexpress1"/> India has a large pool of skilled managerial and technical expertise. The size of the middle-class population stands at 50 million and represents a growing consumer market.<ref>[http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/mginews/bigspenders.asp Next Big Spenders: India's Middle Class]</ref>

India's liberalised FDI policy as of 2005 allowed up to a 100% FDI stake in ventures. Industrial policy reforms have substantially reduced industrial licensing requirements, removed restrictions on expansion and facilitated easy access to foreign technology and FDI. The upward moving growth curve of the real-estate sector owes some credit to a booming economy and liberalised FDI regime. In March 2005, the government amended the rules to allow 100 per cent FDI in the construction business.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050405032727/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/25/stories/2005022506990100.htm The Hinduonline]</ref> This automatic route has been permitted in townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction development projects including housing, commercial premises, hotels, resorts, hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, and city- and regional-level infrastructure.

Several changes were approved on the FDI policy to remove the caps in most sectors. Fields which require relaxation in FDI restrictions include civil aviation, construction development, industrial parks, petroleum and natural gas, commodity exchanges, credit-information services and mining. But this still leaves an unfinished agenda of permitting greater foreign investment in politically sensitive areas such as insurance and retailing. FDI inflows into India reached a record US$19.5bn in fiscal year 2006/07 (April–March), according to the government's Secretariat for Industrial Assistance. This was more than double the total of US$7.8bn in the previous fiscal year. The FDI inflow for 2007-08 has been reported as $24bn<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090107072129/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=54c00804-3161-4609-ad33-b5307f3c1b2e&ParentID=6d35884a-76ac-433c-af16-ccc72908c3e5&MatchID1=4689&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1182&PrimaryID=4689&Headline=India+attracts+%24+25+billion+FDI+in+2007-08 Hindustan Times ''India attracts $ 25 billion FDI in 2007-08'']</ref> and for 2008–09, it is expected to be above $35 billion.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Economy/FDI_to_exceed_USD_35_bn_in_08-09/articleshow/3373887.cms Economic Times ''FDI inflows to exceed USD 35 billion target in 2008-09'']</ref> A critical factor in determining India's continued economic growth and realising the potential to be an economic superpower is going to depend on how the government can create incentives for FDI flow across a large number of sectors in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Economic Superpower: Fiction or Future?|author=Jayashankar M. Swaminathan|publisher=World Scientific Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-981-281-465-4}}</ref>
In September 2012 the government approved 51% FDI in multi-brand retails despite a lot of pressure from coalition parties.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Govt opts for FDI in multi-brand retail|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_51pct-fdi-in-multi-brand-retail-as-govt-opts-for-major-reforms_1741013| date= 18 September 2012}}</ref> In 2019, the government allowed 100% FDI in Coal mining.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/coal-sector-gets-nod-for-100-fdi/articleshow/70885133.cms?from=mdr|title=Coal sector gets nod for 100% FDI|date=2019-08-29|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>

===Remittances===
{{main|Remittances to India}}
[[Remittance]]s to India are money transfers from Indian workers employed outside the country to friends or relatives in India. Since 1991, India has experienced sharp remittance growth, and it is now the world's leading receiver of remittances. In, 1991 Indian remittances totaled 2.1 billion [[USD]];<ref name=Gupta/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=577|title=The Rise in Remittances to India: A Closer Look|publisher=Migration Policy Institute|date=February 2007|access-date=14 March 2009|last=Chishti|first=Muzaffar}}</ref> in 2006, they were estimated at between $22 billion<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Remittances-to-India-touch-$22-billion/181655/ |title=Remittances to India touch $22 billion|newspaper=The Financial Express|date=26 October 2006|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> and $25.7 billion,<ref name=nri/> about 3% of India's GDP.<ref name=nri>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrirealtynews.com/stories/oct07/remittances-from-indians-abroad-push-india-to-top.php|title=Remittances from Indians abroad push India to the top|publisher=nrirealtynews.com|date=22 October 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref><ref name=Gupta>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5bNsS0C8K3UC&q=remittance&pg=PA8| title=Macroeconomic Determinants of Remittances: Evidence from India|publisher=International Monetary Fund| access-date=14 March 2009|last=Gupta| first=Poonam|year=2005}}</ref> India claimed more than 12% of the world's remittances in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=India has the largest share in world remittances market|date=10 September 2008|url=http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/news/india_has_the_largest_share_in_world_remittances_market|work=Ecommerce Journal}}</ref> In 2017 remittances stood at about US$69 billion.

==Culture==
===IT industry===
The [[technology integration|integration of technology]] in India has transformed [[skilled labour|jobs which required specialized skills]] and lacked decision-making skills to extensively-defined jobs with higher accountability that require new skills, such as numerical, analytical, communication and interactive skills. As a result of this, more job opportunities are created for people. Technology has also influenced many firms to give their workers more freedom in the workplace. For instance, workers who perform non-routine tasks benefit more than workers who do not.<ref>Majumdar, Sumit K. "Globalization And Relative Compensation in India's Information
Technology Sector." Information Technologies & International Development 6.1 (2010): 21–33. Business Source Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

One event that helped India immensely was when [[Netscape]] went [[initial public offering|public]] on 9 August 1995. Netscape provided globalization through technology in three major ways. First, Netscape made it possible for the [[web browser|browser]] to display images from websites. Second, the investment of billions in [[Fiber-optic communication|fibre-optic telecommunications]] influenced by the [[dot-com boom]] and the [[dot com bubble]] poured a great deal of hard currency into the [[economy of India|Indian economy]] {{Citation needed|date=October 2021|reason=Citation needed to verify the involvement of Netscape in boosting India's economy}}. Last, the over-investment in technology made it cheaper by creating a global [[fibre optics|fibre]] [[Internet|network]], which made it easier and faster to transmit data (5).<ref name=" Friedman, Thomas L 2005">Friedman, Thomas L. "It's a flat world, after all." The New York Times 3 (2005): 33–37.</ref>

As a result of the Netscape IPO, more job opportunities were created for Indians, including ones outsourced from other countries. One of the milestones in job opportunities was when thousands of Indian engineers were hired to fix the [[Y2K]] bug. The job could have been given to many other companies, but it was outsourced to India. India was now seen in a different light, as being ready to join the workforce as well as able to compete against [[first-world]] countries for jobs.<ref name="Friedman, Thomas L 2005"/>

===Agriculture===
Although India has had immense economic growth, not all sectors of the country have benefited. The funds that should have been directed to the agriculture sector were directed to private-sector enterprises. For instance, growth in the agricultural sector dropped from 3.8% in 2007 to 2.6% in 2008. This decline in growth has greatly affected farmers because production costs are very high, while [[commodity]] costs are low. This has resulted in over 150,000 [[peasant]] suicides since 1997.<ref>Sahoo, Sarbeswar. "Globalization And Politics of the Poor in India." Journal of Asian & African Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) 49.1 (2014): 3–15. Historical Abstracts. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

Another way globalization has affected the agricultural sector is through [[biofuel]] and medicinal cultivation. There is a food security crisis in India because a significant portion of the land has been designated to grow crops for biofuel. Crops like rice and wheat are often harvested in large quantities. However, the amount of crops that are used for biofuel is largely unregulated, with an inadequate amount going to the poor and needy.

===Women===
Technology has also increased access to education in India, especially to [[women's education|women]]. This has decreased the gap between men and women which was created by stratified [[gender role]]s. It has also empowered women in two ways. Technology has influenced more women to pursue advanced degrees in computer science and engineering instead of their traditional degrees in social sciences and the humanities. This has resulted in an increase in the number of women in competitive [[profession]]s.
Globalization expanded the need for higher education for both men and women. This, in turn, has had a tremendous impact on the life of the [[single woman]] in India.

The stigmatization and expectations of single women have decreased. For example, it is easier for single women to find living accommodations in cities like [[Kolkata]]. Society then puts less pressure on women to marry at a certain age because higher education is now more acceptable. India is promoting higher education for youth as well. New universities are being built, and advertisements on billboards have gone up around Kolkata to attract the growing population of high school graduates.<ref>Madhok, Bindu, and Selva J. Raj. "Globalization, Higher Education, And Women in Urban India: A Development Ethics Approach." Journal of Third World Studies 28.1 (2011): 141–154. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

===Education===
India has also promoted higher education through the propagation of universities. While 6.1 million children were out of school as of 2014, this was still a significant improvement from 13.46 million in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Education in India|url=https://www.unicef.org/india/what-we-do/education|website=Unicef}}</ref>

The Indian government has invested a lot in promoting higher education in the country, but more progress could be made with the help of private interests. The [[private sector]] has more than enough financial power to increase the [[literacy rate]] and access to higher education. It can be done through [[private university|private universities]] and learning centres. Also, global universities might be established in India to a global perspective can be fixed into the curriculum. Four aspects of [[global education]] that universities in India might focus on are a global curriculum, global [[Faculty (academic staff)|faculty]], global degrees, and global interaction. These aspects would not only help promote higher education but would help prepare India for the growing global competition that globalization is creating.<ref>KUMAR, C. RAJ. "Legal Education, Globalization, And Institutional Excellence: Challenges For The Rule Of Law And Access To Justice In India." Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 20.1 (2013): 221–252. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

===Health===
Another sector the government has neglected is public health. India has one of the lowest ratios of the public to private health expenditure. The [[infant mortality]] rate for the richest 20% of the population is only 38 per 1000 live births, while the rate for the poorest 20% is 97 per 1000. Also, the rate of epidemics among the poor is increasing; it is common for outbreaks of [[contagious disease]]s like [[HIV|human immunodeficiency virus]]/[[AIDS|acquired immunodeficiency syndrome]] (HIV/AIDS) and [[malaria]] to occur.<ref name="Brahmanand, P. S. 2013">Brahmanand, P. S., et al. "Challenges To Food Security in India." Current Science (00113891) 104.7 (2013): 841–846. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 January 2015.</ref>

==Historical context==
[[Thomas Friedman]], an American journalist, columnist, and author of "[[The World is Flat]]" separates globalization into three stages; globalization 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0. According to Friedman, globalization 1.0, which dates to 1492, involved [[nation|countries]] globalizing for natural resources. In globalization 2.0 (1800–2000), companies globalized for labour and markets. In 3.0, the current stage, companies are seeking to globalize down to small groups of people, or even individuals.

Friedman first described the world's economy as being [[macroscopic]]. He explains that only countries interacted with each other, not individuals or small groups. Friedman then focused on how this has changed and improved within globalization 3.0. Under globalization 3.0, the world turned flat and individuals now had the opportunity to work and collaborate with other individuals from varying and diverse backgrounds. Also, Friedman discussed how countries like India are using globalization to their advantage. The economies of countries similar to India are now blooming as the world is flattening and shrinking due to globalization.

Fifty years ago, countries such as India did not have a say in the [[global market]] and trade. America and other European powers who were once top players in the [[international market]] are now getting competition from countries like India, which is experiencing tremendous economic growth. Technology has played a major role in the advancement of globalization within India.

==References==
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*Madhu Kishwar, Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalization in India (Oxford University Press, 2006). {{ISBN|0195683528}}.

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