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The author focuses on his paper "Ten Things for India to Achieve its 2050" co-written with economists Tushar Poddar in 2008 in which he suggested 10 steps to be followed by India to achieve economic efficiency and also highlights the capability of Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, India, to improve the economic condition of India as of 2013. He says that India should improve its governance and adopt an inflation target.

The article reports on the continuation of the infrastructure confusion in India. It says that the East Indian industrial boom is suffering its habitual affliction, babu-ism, that is paper jungles of obstruction and incompetence that block development. It says that Maharashtra, the most industrialized state in India and source of much of its snowballing exports to the U.S., is facing electrical brownouts, which have dogged the rest of India for decades.

Information about several papers discussed at annual meeting held May 27, 2013 by the African Development Bank with a theme "Sharing India's Experiences with Africa in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is presented. Topics include India's infrastructure development financing, Africa's economic growth, and development of roads, airports, and telecommunications. The meeting featured several speakers including Arvind Mayaram, and Mthuli Ncube.

The article discusses economic growth in India has slowed in the fifth straight quarter in the April 2019 to June 2019 period and mentions that India's cabinet has eased restrictions on foreign investment in sectors, including coal mining.

The article discusses the effects of nuclear weapons test conducted by India in May 1998 on the relations between India and the U.S. Topics discussed include the views of Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Stimson Center, on the U.S.-India relations, announcements by former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former U.S. President George Bush on July 18, 2005 on the Civilian Nuclear Agreement, and India's economic growth before and after the nuclear tests.

The article features Indian economist and Columbia University professor emeritus Jagdish Bhagwati, and cites his views on the economic growth in India in 2013. According to Bhagwati, there is an inadequacy of debates occurring in terms of the country's growth and poverty alleviation policies. It also mentions how Harvard University professor Amartya Sen views the economic condition in India.

The article reports that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gathered officials on June 27, 2012 to create an economic revival plan to address problems in tax policy and he also wanted to recreate the "animal spirit" of Indian economic growth.