Review :

Forged in Crisis: India and The United States Since 1947 by Rudra Chaudhuri IC Hurst & Co. December 2013

Abstract

Rudra Chaudhuri in his book re-tells the United States-India story while challenging the current accounts authored by both American and Indian writers. It looks at the question of the relationship between India and USA in the context of motivational factors of ideas and interests. It also highlights the crucial importance of elites and the bureaucrats in the formation of Indian foreign policy. The book maps out various periods of crisis which reveal the complex manner in which India has sought to pursue both material objectives and ideational values.