Historical Dictionary of India (2nd edition)

The Republic of India is the second most populous nation, the seventh largest by geographical area, and has the fourth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity in the world. While it has always been an important country, it has often been neglected. Of late, however, there has been much talk of the “new” India, one with greater economic dynamism, a more active foreign policy, and the emergence of a huge middle class. Modern India is a large and complex country that defies easy characterization. It has the second largest agricultural output of any country in the world; it...