Bruce Stokes

64% Indians expect their personal happiness will improve over the next five years, posing a concrete benchmark against which to measure the future success of Modi govt

Indian international trade, measured on a per capita basis, is just over a quarter of that in China or Brazil, according to the WTO

China zooms past US as top economic power; US retains top slot in military power

A growing economic crisis is likely to ratchet up the country's political, security and social tensions and complicate relations with India

Exuberant expectations about the economy have turned to foreboding as Indians grow pessimistic about their economic future

Last year was a big year for US trade policy and 2012 could be more active still