ABSTRACT
India left its colonial era poorly equipped to preserve its national integrity and freedom of action in a difficult and hostile world environment. Myron Weiner describes India's evolution into a pluralistic, democratic society with a broadening base of political support. The growth of the Indian economy and its scientific and technological capability has created numerous trade options. India's emergence as a middle power is the product of political, economic, and technological policies dictated largely by its global aspirations. Trade and aid are the crucial elements of US economic policy towards India. India's emphasis on capital-goods production relative to consumer goods would reduce interdependencies not only between India and the United States, but between industrial and developing nations generally. To attain the global objectives of mitigating poverty and reducing population growth rates, assistance to India must be significant on a per capita basis and therefore large in total.
