First-Hand Accounts: Based in Hong Kong, Robyn Meredith has witnessed the stunning transformation of India and China. She calls the rise of India and China “tectonic economics,” and issues a warning cry. Without turning to protectionism, the U.S. and other developed nations must get ready for the new competition – indeed, she calls the Asian giants’ rise to prominence a catalyst for competitiveness – the equivalent of this generation’s space race. If inward-facing India and Communist China can transform themselves, so can America and other developed countries as they strive to compete in the increasingly tight-knit global marketplace.

Elephant & Dragon: In both economics and politics, India and China are as opposite as Gandhi and Mao. Rather than lumping India and China together, Meredith argues that understanding those startling differences is crucial to evaluating the opportunities and the risks that are the subject of conversations taking place in boardrooms from Tokyo to New York to Frankfurt. Meredith upends conventional wisdom – more than jobs are at stake. What’s at hand is a major shift in post-Cold War geopolitics, one spurred on by a growing thirst for oil, newfound military challenges and danger to the environment.

A World of Experience: Meredith gets to the heart of the story in her reporting on Asia for Forbes Magazine. She also has a weekly column of Forbes.com titled Off Shore. A compelling storyteller who previously covered business and national news for The New York Times, she is also an award-winning journalist who offers intimate knowledge of China and India as they force the world’s economic and political landscape to shift before our eyes. The Wall Street Journal ranked Meredith's book The Elephant and the Dragon one of the Top 10 books on Asia, and the 800-CEO-READ awarded it 2007's Best Book on Globalization.