Time magazine devoted a recent cover to India. A series of articles hilite its rise as an economic superpower, painting a picture of a country fueled by hope and ambition and at the same time plagued by daunting challenges.

There is a feature article on Mumbai (also known as Bombay), the country’s sprawling metropolis and site of the recent bombings (the magazine hit the stands just weeks before the bombing), as the city that really embodies India’s ambition.

“India is the un-China”, Time says. One Asian country is run by the Communist Party, while the other is the largest democracy the world has ever seen.

I think the magazine comprehensively conveys a big picture of what’s going on in India, how it affects us, and why the world will never be the same.