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Speculates on the outcome of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, in August 1966 in the U.S. Tendency of U.S. advocates of more U.S. aid to India, to rely on the counterweight-to-China theory; Political background of Gandhi; Dependence of the success of the Indian economic Five-Year Plans on the meeting; Analysis of the impact of letting India have aid without strings, on U.S. costs.

The article focuses on the third of the five-year plan of India that seeks investment of 23 billion dollars for real diversified industrialization and improved agricultural production, which attracts the U.S. It states that the U.S. is politically interested in India, as it is a major factor in the battle between the West and the Communism for control of Asia and an immense potential for investment. It offers information on the status of negotiations of the U.S. business projects in India.

The author comments on economic and business news as of January 24, 2017. He criticizes the Indian government's decision to devalue 85 percent of its currency, making most of the country's cash no long legal tender. He goes on to examine the possible consequences of Italy leaving the European Union (EU) and also comment on the U.S. Treasury Department's mismanagement of the national debt.

The article discusses the state of India's foreign policy, as of March 2010. According to the author, the country's foreign policy has changed in the 90s along with its reforms in economic policy. He notes that the main contentions of India's foreign policy stems from the depth of its alliance with the U.S., and how it handles its relations with China and the Islamic world. Due to India's strained relations with China and Pakistan and inactivity during times of strategic need, it is caught up in a slow pace of transformation.

The article compares the liberalism in the U.S. and India in terms of economic policy, religion, education, and corruption. The author mentions the presence of gradual yet genuine liberal thought in India, citing that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can pursue unbound social-democratic liberal agenda and policies, such as employment and addressing rural poverty. He remarks that in the U.S., though has an outright liberal majority, but is being attacked by opposition from a public mistrustful of government. The author also cites that in terms of religion, education, and corruption, India is ethnocentric nationalism while religious right in America is ethnically inclusive and focused on belief.

The article presents an overview of American foreign policy, particularly in relation to that of the Soviet Union and the cultural and political conflicts of East versus West. An outline of Soviet bloc political and economic activities in Asia is given. The next drafting of a 5-year plan of India towards economic development is discussed in terms of American foreign policy. The author suggests a strongly defined foreign policy for 1956 is essential for American international success.

Jobs that stay put are becoming a lot harder to find these days. U.S. companies are expected to send 3.3 million jobs overseas in the next 12 years, primarily to India, according to a study by Forrester Research. More and more of the jobs that are moving abroad today are highly skilled and highly paid--the type that U.S. workers assumed would always remain at home. Businesses are embracing offshore outsourcing in their drive to stay competitive, and almost any company, whether in manufacturing or services, can find some part of its work that can be done off site. By taking advantage of lower wages overseas, U.S. managers believe they can cut their overall costs 25% to 40% while building a more secure, more focused work force in the U.S. On the other side of the world, though, educated Indian workers are quickly adjusting to their new status as the world's most sought-after employees. They have never been more confident and optimistic--as Americans usually like to think of themselves. For now, at least, in ways both tangible and emotional, educated Americans and Indians are trading places.

The article discusses the need for India to forge closer economic relations with neighboring country Pakistan in order to bring stability to South Asia. In the author's opinion, India should not use its rapidly expanding economy to separate itself from the region, but to help the failing economies of neighboring nations. The author believes that the U.S. government should be supporting a closer relationship between the two feuding countries.

The author discusses how the U.S. Federal Reserve's act of increasing interest rates, as of December 2015, is affecting emerging markets. Topics discussed include decline in oil and other commodities prices due to weaken Chinese demand, benefits received by India from its central bank policy and lower oil costs; and views of George Hoguet, global investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors, on the issue.

The US insurance market is likely to invest in the Indian insurance market following a vote in the Indian parliament to raise the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on several sociopolitical developments around the world. The Republicans in the U.S. have begun recriminations with politician Al D'Amato zinging Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, and Pat and Bay Buchanan as philosophical gurus. Log Cabin Republicans, a group of homosexual Republicans have issued press release tided "Dole Co-Sponsorship of Anti-Gay Marriage Legislation Is Taking GOP Down Disastrous Houston Road: Dole Repeating Mistakes Which Led to 1992 loss." Several politicians in the U.S. working out their foreign policy. Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao is to slow India's economic liberalization. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres's fate in new system of direct election could turn on whether Arabs go through with threatened boycott. American Conservative Union has endorsed repeal of Sixteenth Amendment.

The author discusses the bilateral trade relations between India and the U.S. He states that U.S.-based trade groups are less than thrilled against the increasingly restrictive trade policies in India. He adds that these groups have taken the lead in pressuring the American government to address several trade barriers with India such as the National Association of Manufacturers. He also suggests assessing the many benefits in establishing the economic policies within the free-market economy.