Weeks after the Trump Administration described India as a leading global power, a former Obama Administration diplomat in a book released today said that more than at any time over the past quarter-century, the country is well on its way to global power. <br/><br/>A top American think-tank, Alyssa Ayres, who served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia from 2010 to 2013, said that over the past 25 years, India's economic expansion has vaulted it into the ranks of the world's emerging major powers.<br/>'<br/>She, in her book 'Our Time Has Come: How India is Making its Place in the world' argued that a rising India now wants a seat at the table of global powers. She said, with its huge military and growing economy, India is ready to set its own terms on everything from defence to climate to trade.<br/>'<br/>To help shape this non-traditional partnership, Ayres emphasizes the need for global governance reform that makes space for India. <br/><br/>Her recommendations include backing Indian membership in the Group of Seven, the UN Security Council, and other institutions that set the global economic and security agenda; developing stronger bilateral economic ties with India; continuing to pursue stronger regional security cooperation with India; and supporting institutions of democracy.<br/><br/>