| Description |
p. cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- What is India's global impact? -- India must cap its CO2 emissions to help prevent global warming / G. Ananthapadmanabhan, K. Srinivas, and Vinuta Gopal -- India should not be required to reduce its CO2 emissions / Amit Mitra -- Outsourcing jobs benefits India and the United States / Daniel W. Drezner -- Outsourcing jobs has negative long-term effects on India / Rabindra P. Kar -- What are India's most serious crises? -- India's population explosion necessitates a two-child-per-family limit / B.J. Panda -- Two-child limits in India bring devastating consequences / Rajani Bhatia -- Female infanticide and abortion is India's biggest crisis / Julia Duin -- Hindu nationalism is a threat to India / Sharif Shuja -- Hindu nationalism promotes tolerance and unity / Mihir Meghani -- India's dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir is at a breaking point / Pankaj Mishra -- India's water crisis has reached critical levels / Nitya Jacob, interviewed by Frederick Noronha -- What is the status of human rights in India? -- The dowry and cruelty law harms men and families / Asha-Kiran -- The dowry and cruelty law protects women and is constitutional / Rakesh Shukla -- Caste-based reservations help promote equality / R. Arun Kumar -- Caste-based reservations reinforce prejudice / M.R. Venkatesh -- Children in India are exploited / Bruce Stokes -- Christians in India are abused -- Christian Solidarity Worldwide -- Indian Muslims face discrimination / Siddharth Varadarajan -- Hindus are treated unfairly in India / Francois Gautier -- What efforts would ensure India's future success? -- India should sign the U.S.-India nuclear agreement / Sumit Ganguly and Dinshaw Mistry -- The U.S.-India nuclear agreement would be unfair to India / Brahma Chellaney -- The U.S.-India nuclear agreement would allow India to threaten international security / Edward J. Markey and Ellen O. Tauscher -- Secularism will prevail in India / Asghar Ali Engineer -- Secularism is faltering in India / Meera Nanda -- India needs political and educational reform / John R. Thomson -- India must make reformations to address poverty and food shortages -- Robyn Meredith. |
| Subject |
India -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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India -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Carroll, Jamuna.
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| ISBN |
9780737743708 (hardcover) |
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9780737743692 (pbk.) |
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