ABSTRACT

For over 40 years the United States has vacillated between interventionism and withdrawal while struggling to formulate a coherent policy toward South Asia. The author has written an analysis of how Washington determines its South Asia policy. Situating case studies of US policy in four major South Asian crises in the broader context of Washington

chapter 2|42 pages

South Asia and U.S. Foreign Policy

chapter 3|54 pages

India’s China War: The U.S. Response

chapter 4|39 pages

Conflict Management: The 1965 War

chapter 5|39 pages

The 1965–67 Crisis and Food Aid Politics

chapter 7|13 pages

Conclusion