India Faces the SysAdmin Challenge

Rising New Core powers face a rude shock when they confront the reality that, regardless of how they view themselves, others don’t view them a benign.

“As India’s influence grows it will become increasingly involved in the local politics of a foreign country,” said Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, a research fellow at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. “It cannot afford to see itself as an innocent bystander anymore.”

“Afghan Bombing Sends Stark Message To India,” By Somini Sengupta, New York Times, July 9, 2008 , Pg. 6