TIMEasia Magazine: India - Remaking India

BHARAT SIKKA FOR TIME

The Trouble with Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency

Indonesia's Perilous Skies
As rescuers continue the search for a downed Indonesian airliner, some say the country's aviation industry has grown too far, too fast

Can the Afghans Defend Themselves?
As in Iraq, an exit strategy for foreign troops depends on building up the Afghan army. But recruiting new soldiers is growing more difficult

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Photos: Bombay Dreams
Chaotic, crowded Bombay is the vital center of the New India

Photos: Mangalore Grows Up
How economic growth is pulling a once-sleepy Indian city into the 21st century

Graphic: Chasing China
Like its rival, India has produced staggering growth, but it still lags on most fronts

A Place in the Sun
India's rise is real, but it needs to spread the wealth

City of Dreams
A magnet for entrepreneurs, artists, jet-setters and foreign money, Bombay is the crucible of the new India

Life in Dharavi
Inside Asia's biggest slum

"Life is Calling"
Returing to his provincial hometown after 15 years, the author finds that it's yearning for some big-city action

Shaking the Foundations
How Ratan Tata turned the country' oldest conglomerate into a global force

Bangalore Goes Global
A labor crunch and foreign rivals force India's outsourcing hub to reinvent itself

The Drive to Compete
India's once woeful manufacturing sector is starting to pick up steam

Viewpoint: Hollywood Loves Bollywood
But why is it that India arrives only when the West says it does?

Mittal's Mettle
An ambitious steelmaker puts Indian industry on the map
[02/13/2006]

The Two Indias
Are the desperately poor being left behind?
[12/06/2004]

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FROM THE JUNE 19, 2006 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006