Articles by Susanne Hoeber Rudolph

This article on the making of US foreign policy for south Asia examines the US strategy of "offshore balancing" in historical perspective. It spans the cold war period when the US supported Pakistan against India in checking the rise of the latter, the postcold war period when the Clinton administration seemed to be willing to accord recognition to India's overwhelming military, economic and diplomatic preponderance in the region, and the post-September 11, 2001 period during which India is inclined to "bandwagon" with the world's sole superpower.

THE mid-term parliamentary election of 1980 appeared to restore the political universe that had supported one party dominance by the Indian National Congress. Indira Gandhi led the Congress to an unanticipated victory. The electoral outcome (43 per cent of the votes; 67 per cent of the seats) resembled outcomes in the era of one party dominance (1952, 1957 and 1962), But the resemblance was superficial.

Lloyd I Rudolph Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Karuna Ahmed The emergence of youth as a new political class is a consequence of the creation and prolongation of youth as a distinctive life-stage with its attendant cultures and social arrangements. This has been made possible by the relatively rapid build-up of the educational system. And it has all been supported mainly by the requirements and rewards of industrial economies for literate, knowledgeable, and skilled labour forces working away from home and family, and also the aspiration that democratic citizens should be informed and responsible.

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Responsibility for education lies primarily on the States. Since the States differ significantly with respect to language, history, economic levels and social structure, their differences get translated into the quite distinct patterns of education to be found among the States.