India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)

This paper provides a brief description of the estranged relations, ideological differences, divergences in national interests, initial misunderstandings and ups down in the relations between two democracies - India and the US - during the Cold War period. After the WWII, an ideological clash dubbe...

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Main Author: Rana Danish Nisar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2019-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Public Administration
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23551/18122
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description This paper provides a brief description of the estranged relations, ideological differences, divergences in national interests, initial misunderstandings and ups down in the relations between two democracies - India and the US - during the Cold War period. After the WWII, an ideological clash dubbed “Cold War” started between two competing powers: the US and the USSR. During the Cold War era, both states went at great lengths to expand their ideologies into the Asian region and its periphery. The US formed security blocs and provided substantial financial aid to Asian countries in an attempt to contain the expansion of communist ideology of its main rival (the USSR) in the Asian region. After India gained independence, the US pressured the Indian leadership into joining the US bloc against the communist Soviet Union. On the other side, the USSR built Warsaw Pact and tried to enroll the newly born states, such as India and Pakistan, in its bloc to counter the US course of action. However, India was not disposed to join any blocs, the US bloc above all, and entered the Non-Alignment Movement. The Indian leadership supported the catchphrase “Asia for Asians” and condemned the involvement of extra-regional powers, such as the US, in Asian regional matters.
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spelling doaj.art-830f220c90bd4f30a1a6ebf49cfeffcb2022-12-22T01:32:35ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Public Administration2312-83132411-12282019-12-016428629510.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-4-286-29518799India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)Rana Danish Nisar0Central China Normal UniversityThis paper provides a brief description of the estranged relations, ideological differences, divergences in national interests, initial misunderstandings and ups down in the relations between two democracies - India and the US - during the Cold War period. After the WWII, an ideological clash dubbed “Cold War” started between two competing powers: the US and the USSR. During the Cold War era, both states went at great lengths to expand their ideologies into the Asian region and its periphery. The US formed security blocs and provided substantial financial aid to Asian countries in an attempt to contain the expansion of communist ideology of its main rival (the USSR) in the Asian region. After India gained independence, the US pressured the Indian leadership into joining the US bloc against the communist Soviet Union. On the other side, the USSR built Warsaw Pact and tried to enroll the newly born states, such as India and Pakistan, in its bloc to counter the US course of action. However, India was not disposed to join any blocs, the US bloc above all, and entered the Non-Alignment Movement. The Indian leadership supported the catchphrase “Asia for Asians” and condemned the involvement of extra-regional powers, such as the US, in Asian regional matters.http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23551/18122cold warindia-us estranged relationsindia & non-alignment movementus policy of containment
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India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
RUDN Journal of Public Administration
cold war
india-us estranged relations
india & non-alignment movement
us policy of containment
title India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
title_full India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
title_fullStr India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
title_full_unstemmed India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
title_short India-US Relations Through the Lens of Cold War: The Time of Estranged Relations (Brief Overview)
title_sort india us relations through the lens of cold war the time of estranged relations brief overview
topic cold war
india-us estranged relations
india & non-alignment movement
us policy of containment
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