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In the Future of India, Bimal Jalan offers readers a look into India’s prospects in the fields of politics, economics and governance. Summary of the Book Ten years ago, India was still branded as a developing country. Today, it is on the highway to success, visualized as a model of steep growth and overwhelming prospects. This progress would have looked unimaginable in the past, but it lies here for all to see. What is the formula behind this success? And more importantly, is this temporary? In this book, Bimal Jalan offers his perspectives as a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He studies India’s rapid growth and analyses the reasons behind it. He offers readers lucid proof that this success is only the result of coordination between the country’s political, economic and government related goals. He explains that these factors are tied closely with our democracy, and that they will also offer us a path into the fast future. He predicts that the present situation will lapse behind soon unless strong political will backs the economic goals. He offers us steps towards an India which will impress the world in the future, examining the changes which will be necessary in the Parliament and the judiciary. He includes a set of political reforms which, if implemented, present ministers with a far greater accountability. His methods promise to curb corruption and enhance India’s fiscal viability. Readers will understand how the vision of a perfect India may not be a thing of dreams. After all, Jalan explains, change is the need of the hour. About Bimal Jalan Bimal Jalan is an Indian writer and a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He was also a nominated member of the Upper House of India's Parliament, the Rajya Sabha between 2003 and 2009. A graduate of Presidency College, Calcutta, Jalan has also served as the Chief Economic Advisor, Banking Secretary and Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance. His other books include The Indian Economy: Problems and Prospects, India's Economic Crisis: The Way Ahead and India's Economic Policy: Preparing for the Twenty-first Century.