Global Trade and Indian Politics: The German Dye Business in India before 1947
分析了1947年前德国染料业在印度的扩张，揭示德国与印度精英的利益契合如何促进合作，挑战了欧洲经验单一化的观点，为印度商业史提供了新视角。
This article analyzes the German dye business in India before 1947 as an example of expanding German-Indian commercial relationships. German dye manufacturers showed great interest in India's economic potential in the absence of discriminatory tariffs, while Indian elites were interested in non-British Western partners, which could support their struggle for industrial self-reliance. This particular alignment of interests facilitated cooperation and shows that the so-called European experience is more diverse than research has shown so far. The analysis highlights global trading networks beyond the political boundaries of formal empire and offers an alternative perspective on Indian business history, which reveals more competition between multinationals of different origins and more strategic choices available to Indians.