India-US Relations From 1945 to Present

This SDG will explore the relationship between the United States and India from 1945 until the current day. The core book is A Matter of Trust: India-US Relations From Truman to Trump, by Meenakshi Ahamed. The U.S. and India are two countries that conceptually seem destined to be partners but have for decades held remarkably divergent worldviews and all too often pursued conflicting objectives. Among the issues that must be examined are: Pakistan vs. India, religion, caste, non-alignment, the cold war, the U.S. alliance with Pakistan, China's invasion of India, India's overtures to the USSR, India's domestic policy reforms, the end of the cold war, India looking west, education, Bill Clinton's recognition of India's importance, nuclear proliferation, George W. Bush's overtures to India, the influence of the Indian diaspora, Obama building on the Bush years, the changes brought by Trump and Modi and what may be ahead for each country and their relationship. Meenakshi Ahamed draws on a unique trove of presidential papers, newly declassified documents, memoirs and interviews with officials directly involved in events on both sides. Join Us.