India’s approach to eliminating Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A modeling perspective Maia Martcheva * Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, 358 Little Hall, PO Box 118105, Gainesville, FL 32611–8105 maia@math.ufl.edu Frank Hoppensteadt Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University 251 Mercer St. New York, NY 10012 frank.hoppensteadt@nyu.edu August 8, 2010 * Corresponding author. 1