The Cold War in South Asia Britain, the United States and the Indian subcontinent, 1945-1965 / Paul M. McGarr.

Author/creator McGarr, Paul M., 1969-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; NewYork : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxi, 391 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Cold War.
South Asia--Foreign relations. --20th century.
South Asia--Foreign relations. --Great Britain.
South Asia--Foreign relations. --United States.
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --South Asia.
United States--Foreign relations. --South Asia.
India--Foreign relations. --20th century.
Pakistan--Foreign relations. --20th century.

Contents India, Pakistan and the early Cold War, 1947-1957 -- Eisenhower, Macmillan and the "new look" at South Asia, 1958-1960 -- The best of friends: Kennedy, Macmillan and Jawaharlal Nehru -- Upsetting the apple cart: India's "liberation" of Goa -- Allies of a kind: Britain, the United States and the 1962 Sino-Indian War -- Quagmire: the Anglo-American search for a Kashmir settlement -- Realigning India: western military aid and the threat from the north -- The other transfer of power: Britain, the US and the Nehru-Shastri transition -- A bumpy ride: Harold Wilson, Lyndon Johnson and South Asia -- Triumph and tragedy: the Raan of Kutch and the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War -- Conclusion: the erosion of Anglo-American power in India and Pakistan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 364-378) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2013013496
ISBN9781107008151 (hardback : alk. paper)

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