This well-written book provides an insightful and succinct "technological history" of development in early post-independence India under the challenges posed by the Cold War. This nuanced study, drawing on a wide range of materials, persuasively discusses how autarky as practiced with reference to technological indigenization conflicted with the economic and political realities of the Cold War world. Indeed, for those interested in better understanding the India of today, in particular, the changes in the Indian economy, this book provides much food for thought. An important addition to South Asian and India studies.
...MoreReview Marc Reyes (October 2022) Review of "A technological history of Cold-War India, 1947-1969: Autarky and foreign aid". Technology and Culture (pp. 1244-1246).
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