From Old Europe to New Delhi

Indians are celebrating President Bush's re-election.

In this era of global change, one of the underlying dynamics is the shift of power away from Old Europe towards the Asian continent. C. Raja Mohan writes about some of the developments in this area and how India has become a quiet global partner of the US during the tenure of the Bush administration. A country with almost as many people as China, India is an emerging global power and will be critical in shaping the western end of the Pacific rim, where power will reside in the 21st century and perhaps beyond.