Ask HN: Managing Overseas Teams Successfully?

Where can I go for insight on successfully managing an overseas team? After a reorg this week I changed from being the direct manager of four local reports to being the manager of a manager of a team of seven engineers. That entire team, including the manager is in India. I’m the only person in the US. This brings a whole set of challenges that are new to me. There are a lot more people. My relationship with the engineers is now indirect. We only overlap for 3 working hours per day. Between the low-res, long distance connection and the difference in our accents I can’t understand a significant amount of what they say. And due to cultural differences I find it very hard to read between the lines.

How can I make sure I’m successful in this new role with a minimum of costly trial and error?