India linkage: 1962 war, Gillard visit, middle class, billionares, the national ID system and more

As noted in last week's India Linkage, last Saturday marked 50 years since the start of the 1962 China-India war. Among the more insightful pieces that came out included articles by C Raja Mohan, Dhruva Jaishankar, and a touching reflection on military defeat by Shekar Gupta.
The Lowy Institute has marked the anniversary by highlighting its own work on India-China security tensions, including this analysis of the nuclear dynamic by Fiona Cunningham and Rory Medcalf.
Why is India's middle class so ambivalent about economic liberalisation?
India didn't get a mention in the final US presidential debate. According to Tanvi Madan, this might not be a bad thing.
With its eye on the 2014 elections, India's Congress Party has begun courting the Dalit community.
Where do India's billionaires get their wealth?
Hindustan Times Foreign Editor Pramit Pal Chaudhuri looks at India-Australia relations in light of the Gillard visit (includes an aside about Hugh White, 'seen in India as an advocate of Beijing appeasement').
Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, Nandan Nilekani, explains the unique identification system and argues that it's the key to combating endemic corruption.
Does India's poor governance record indicate that the state still needs to expand its capacity?
A selection of early images from what is being described as the first book ever written on India.