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This Brave New World
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This Brave New World

India, China, and the United States

Anja Manuel
Simon & Schuster, 2016

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8

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Recommendation

In this engaging and lively overview, professor Anja Manuel advises the US to cooperate with China where possible, while being clear about where it draws the line. A former US State Department official who now teaches at Stanford, Manuel cautions that while China draws international attention, Americans tend to overlook India, which is nearly as important. Manuel, who comprehensively updated the book in 2016 and added a preface that addresses Donald Trump’s administration, ultimately paints a hopeful picture. While always politically neutral, getAbstract recommends her elegantly written study to investors, policymakers and anyone who is involved in global commerce.

Take-Aways

  • India and China are emerging on the world stage. The balance of global power is shifting from the US and Europe to China and India.
  • By 2030, they will have 40% of the world’s middle class, so US firms will want to sell to them. Their military will surpass Europe and the US combined.
  • Commercial ties bind China and the US, but disagreements lurk. India and the US have a more easygoing relationship; China and India are sometimes fierce rivals.

About the Author

Co-founder of RiceHadleyGates, a strategic consulting firm, Anja Manuel served in the US State Department from 2005 to 2007 and now lectures at Stanford University. She helps US companies expand into China and India.

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