INDIA AND THE U.S: FUTURE RELATIONS, BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND -- INDIA AND THE U.S: FUTURE RELATIONS, BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE ENVIRONMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL AND AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT IN INDIA -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Are the Major Findings? -- How Was the Study Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT -- Investment "In" and "For" Agriculture -- Agricultural Investment in India Compared With Other Countries -- Public and Private Investment -- Foreign Direct Investment -- THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE -- Consumer Demand -- Policy Factors Affecting Investment -- The Essential Commodities Act -- Small-Scale Industry Reservations -- State Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Acts -- Land Tenure Policies -- Credit Policies -- Tax Policies -- Excise taxes -- State sales and agricultural marketing taxes -- Direct taxes -- Tariff Policy -- Labor Policies -- Food Laws -- Foreign Direct Investment Policy -- Infrastructure Factors Affecting Investment -- Power -- Transportation -- Water -- Cold Chain Capacity -- Institutional Services for Agriculture -- Grades and standards -- Market information -- Futures trading -- PROSPECTS FOR AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT -- REFERENCES -- END NOTES -- THE ROLE OF POLICY AND INDUSTRY STRUCTURE IN INDIA'S OILSEED MARKETS -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SUMMARY -- What is the Issue? -- What Did the Project Find? -- How Was the Project Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- INDIA'S OILSEED SECTOR -- Oilseed Product Demand -- Oil demand -- Meal demand -- Oilseed and Product Trade -- Edible Oil Trade Policy -- Edible Oil Trade -- Meal Trade -- Oilseed Trade -- Oilseed Production -- Trends in Oilseed Area and Yields -- Producer Price Policy -- Oilseed Processing -- Processing Sector Structure, Capacity and Costs.

Processing Sector Policies -- Industry Consolidation -- IMPLICATIONS OF POLICY AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE -- Reference Scenario -- Impacts of Changes in Oil Tariffs -- Impacts of Oilseed Price Supports -- Impacts of Oilseed Import Liberalization -- Impacts of Consolidation in Oilseed Processing -- Composite Scenarios: Distributing Benefits to Producers and Consumers -- Oilseed Imports with Benefits Shifted to Consumers -- Untitled -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1: INDIA OILSEED MODEL CHARACTERISTICS -- APPENDIX 2: INDIA OILSEED MODEL: EQUATIONS AND VARIABLE LIST -- APPENDIX 3: INDIA OILSEED MODEL: ELASTICITIES AND BASE DATA -- END NOTES -- U.S. NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND -- GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP -- ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION -- Strategy vs. Tactics -- Impact on U.S. Nonproliferation Policies -- Iran -- Untitled -- Other Priorities -- Impact on the Nonproliferation Regime -- NSG Cohesion -- Effect on NPT Member States -- Missed Opportunities -- U.S. NPT Article I Obligations/Aiding India's Nuclear Arsenal -- Separation Plan Credibility -- Conferring Nuclear Weapon-State Status -- Offsetting India's Uranium Shortage -- STEPS REQUIRED BY P.L. 109-401 -- Separation Plan and Safeguards -- India-IAEA Discussions/Domestic Opposition -- India's Safeguards Agreement -- NSG Support -- India's Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries -- Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage. -- Other Required Steps -- Additional Protocol -- Declaration of Nuclear Facilities -- Harmonization with NSG/MTCR Guidelines and Adherence to NSG Guidelines -- The Atomic Energy Act and Consultations with Congress -- Agreements for Cooperation -- Export Licensing -- Termination of Cooperation -- P.L. 109-401 -- President's Signing Statement -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS.

The Nuclear Cooperation Agreement -- Sensitive Nuclear Technology -- Nuclear Testing/Right of Return -- Fuel Supply -- P.L. 110-369- KEY PROVISIONS -- Declarations of Policy -- Certification Requirements -- Reporting Requirements -- Procedures for Subsequent Arrangements -- APPENDIX A : FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION -- APPENDIX B : INDIA'S SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 STATEMENT ON DISARMAMENT AND NONPROLIFERATION -- END NOTES -- INDIA-U.S. RELATIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- KEY CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS -- U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation -- Recent Background -- Current Status -- Domestic Political Realignment -- Economic Woes -- Terrorism and Deteriorating Relations with Pakistan -- Renewed Conflict in Kashmir -- Other Recent Developments -- CONTEXT OF THE U.S.-INDIA RELATIONSHIP -- Background -- India's Regional Relations -- Pakistan -- China -- Burma -- Iran -- Other Countries -- Political Setting -- National Elections -- The Congress Party -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- Regional Parties -- The Left Front1 -- BILATERAL ISSUES -- "Next Steps in Strategic Partnership" and Beyond -- Civil Nuclear Cooperation -- Civil Space Cooperation -- High-Technology Trade -- Security Issues -- The Indian Militar -- U.S.-India Security Cooperation -- Nuclear Weapons and Missile Proliferation -- U.S. Nonproliferation Efforts and Congressional Action -- India's Economy and U.S. Interests -- Overview -- Trade and Investment -- Barriers to Trade and Investment -- Special Economic Zones (SEZs) -- Multilateral Trade Negotiations -- The Energy Sector and Climate Change -- The Kashmir Issue -- Other Regional Dissidence -- The Northeast -- Maoist Insurgency -- Hindu-Muslim Tensions -- Human Rights Issues -- Human Trafficking -- Religious Freedom -- Caste-Based Discrimination -- Female Infanticide and Feticide -- HIV/AIDS.

U.S. Assistance -- Economic -- Security -- Selected Relevant Legislation in the 110th Congress -- END NOTES -- EMERGING TRENDS IN THE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN ASIA: BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL TIES AMONG THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AND INDIA -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- China's Rise -- Other Geopolitical Challenges -- U.S. Response -- Congressional Role -- Democratic Values -- BILATERAL DEFENSE RELATIONSHIPS -- U.S.-Australia -- United States-Japan -- United States-India -- Japan-Australia -- Japan-India -- Australia-India -- DEVELOPING TRILATERAL FORA -- U.S.-Japan-Australia -- U.S.-Japan-India -- EVOLVING MULTILATERAL DYNAMICS -- Malabar Multilateral Exercises -- POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNITED STATES -- Political Changes -- Japan's Restraints -- Australia's Posture -- India's Ambivalence -- China: Engagement vs. Isolation -- U.S. Ties with Other Asian States -- END NOTES -- MORE THAN JUST THE 123 AGREEMENT: THE FUTURE OF U.S.-INDO RELATIONS: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- STATEMENT OF STEPHEN P. COHEN, PH.D., SENIOR FELLOW, FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION -- Changes in U.S.-India Relations -- Defense Cooperation, Exercises and Sales -- Overcoming the Nuclear Hurdle -- Key Areas for Greater Cooperation -- Areas of Disagreement -- Policy Recommendations -- STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE TERESITA C. SCHAFFER, DIRECTOR, SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES -- Prepared Statement of The Honorable Teresita C. Schaffer, Director, South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies -- STATEMENT OF WALTER ANDERSEN, PH.D., ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH ASIA STUDIES PROGRAM PROFESSORIAL LECTURER, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.

INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES: A DIFFERENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP -- Recommendations -- APPENDIX 1: INDIAN NAVY SURFACE FLEET (DECEMBER, 2007) -- APPENDIX MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING RECORD -- END NOTES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.