Inside Out India and China: Local Politics Go Global

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225 INDEX Accenture, 120 Acer, 66 Afghanistan: China’s western provinces bordering, 40, 72; energy resource exports to China, 75 Agriculture, 55, 121 Air pollution, 63, 134, 151–52 Airports, 42, 57, 59, 73, 75 Akbar, M. J., 96 Alibaba, 49–50 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), 106 All India Trinamool Congress, 126, 131 Amazon, 104 Ambani, Dhirubhai, 150 Ambani, Mukesh, 150–51 Andhra Pradesh: economic growth in, 120; electrification in, 147, 148; oil and gas resources in, 152; state politics in, 118–23 Angola, oil exports from, 139 Anhui, agricultural production in, 55 Antholis, Annika, 93 Apple, 70 Areva, 157, 158 Articles of Confederation (U.S.), 11 Assam, oil and gas resources in, 152 Australia, natural gas exports from, 138 Automotive industry, 151 Autonomous regions (China), 16, 72–73. See also specific provinces Backup generators, 147 Backward states in India, 109–17; economic growth in, 87, 89; local leadership in, 33–34. See also specific states Bajaj Auto, 98 Banerjee, Mamata, 123, 125–27, 131, 168, 175 Bangalore to Mumbai Industrial Corridor , 175 Bangladesh: hydropower in, 157; independence of, 28; water-sharing agreement with, 127 Banks and banking: and nonperforming loans, 51–52, 62; stateowned , 62, 63, 66 “Behavioral federalism,” 21 Beijing: corruption scandal in, 19; and emissions trading system, 142; fixed asset investment in, 59; and global governance, 182; migration to, 18; Politburo representation by, 23; U.S. consulate in, 171 INDEX 226 Beyond the Beautiful Forevers (Boo), 92 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, India), 32, 95–96, 100–01, 106, 117, 168 Bhutan, ethnic ties to China’s western provinces, 72 Bihar: coal resources in, 153; economic growth in, 110, 167; electri fication in, 153; and foreign policy diplomacy, 33; manufacturing in, 112; state politics in, 7, 110–14 Biotech industry, 91 Bloomberg, Michael, 182 Bo Xilai, 7, 65–68, 84, 166, 177 Boo, Katherine, 92 The Bookworm (Chengdu), 69 Brazil, global governance role of, 179 BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), 179 Brown, Jerry, 172, 173 Buddhism, 77 Bush, George W., 155, 179 Calcutta. See Kolkata Cauvery River, 157 Censorship of media, 44–45 Central Committee (China), 23 Centralization, 12–16, 28–29 Central Politburo (China), 17, 23, 24, 47 Central Statistical Organization (India), 35 Channai Connect, 109 Chavan, Prithviraj, 91–92, 94, 95, 96 Chen, Aimin, 59 Chen Guangcheng, 176, 177 Chen Liangyu, 45 Chengdu: economic growth in, 68–69; fixed asset investment in, 59; recollections of, 63; U.S. consulate in, 171 Chennai: coal demand in, 153; economic growth in, 103; foreign investment in, 167; port in, 104; scheduled blackouts in, 145, 147; trade relations with Southeast Asia, 32 Cherubal, Raj, 109 China: diplomacy role of provincial leaders, 162–66, 169–70; economic diplomacy in, 170–76; energy policy in, 133–45; ethnic diversity in, 16, 72–73, 74, 164; federal system of, 5–8, 16–27; and global governance, 178–82; Gujarat trade relations with, 102; infrastructure investment in, 15–16; internal migration in, 14; land acquisition in, 14–15; local leader selection in, 10–12; national security diplomacy in, 176–78; policymaking in, 12–16; population of, 1–2; provincial politics in, 37–85; South China Sea territorial disputes, 139–40; U.S. consulates in, 171, 176–77. See also specific provinces and cities China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), 140 China National Petroleum Corporation , 139 Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries , 172 Chongqing: coal demand in, 135; corruption scandal in, 19; economic growth in, 59; and emissions trading system, 142; fixed asset investment in, 59; greenhouse gas emissions in, 142; Politburo representation by, 23; provincial politics in, 7, 65–68; urbanization in, 58; in Western Economic Triangle, 56 Christopher, Warren, 3 Civilian Nuclear Agreement (U.S.India ), 155–56, 158 Civil society organizations, 25 INDEX 227 Clean Energy Ministerial meetings, 132 Clean energy vehicles, 133 Climate change: China’s impact on, 8, 142–45; India’s impact on, 8; international agreements on, 159; U.S. negotiations on, 4 Clinton, Bill, 3–4 Clinton, Hillary, 172, 175 CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation), 140 Coal: China’s use of, 39, 134, 135–37; India’s use of, 152–55; in Inner Mongolia, 80; in Xinjiang, 75 Coal bed methane, 138 Coastal provinces of China, 40–54; globalization challenges for, 52–54; manufacturing in, 37–38; market liberalization in, 19. See also specific provinces Cognizant, 103, 125 Colgate-Palmolive, 98...