Defining Trend(s) Of The Year
"The signing of the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and the signing of our expanded bilateral educational exchangeagreement and, sadly, the long list of terrorist attacks across India in 2008."
—David C. Mulford, US ambassador to India
"The finalisation and ratification of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Mumbai terrorist attacks, and the global financial crisis."
—Shashi Tharoor, Diplomat and writer
"The impact of the Indo-US nuclear deal on the nation’s sovereignty and independent foreign policy, the global economic crisis, the terrorist attacks, the victories of Obama in the US and the Left in Latin America."
—A.B. Bardhan, CPI general secretary
"The impact of the financial crisis on the world as well as its effect on India. Then there was oursteadily deteriorating relationship with Pakistan."
—Yashwant Sinha, BJP leader, ex-foreign minister
