India & The United States : Politics of the Sixties Kalyani Shankar

This book provides fascinating insights into the Indo-US relations during the sixties. It deals with the ups and downs in the Indo-US relations from 1963 to 1969 during the Lyndon Johnson presidency. The political manoeuvrings of Johnson come through the secret and confidential documents reproduced for the first time in this book. Delicate subjects ranging from food crisis, nuclear development, Vietnam issue, to Stalin's daughter Svetlana's escape have been carefully scrutinised with the help of documents. There are also references to the state visits of Nehru and Indira Gandhi which brings out the subtlety in the diplomatic relations. The book is supported by documentary evidences mostly from Lyndon Johnson Library. It provides sensitive complexities between Lyndon Johnson and Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi on various issues. This book will prove to be a rich resource material to scholars.