 | The Soviet Union and India Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Central Asian Russian & Eastern European Studies; History; Military & Strategic Studies; International Politics; International Relations; Political Philosophy; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Political Behavior and Participation; European Politics; European History; World/ International History; Contemporary History 1945-; Military & Naval History; The Cold War; Military Studies; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; Strategic Studies; Russian & Soviet Politics; Foreign Policy; Marxism & Communism; Conflict Resolution; War & Conflict Studies; The Soviet Union and India (1989) examines the costs and benefits to the Soviet Union of its substantial economic and military involvement with India, and assesses how India fits into Soviet policies towards southwest Asia and China. It analyses the effects on Soviet-Indian relations of the invasion of Afghanistan and of the military buildup in Pakistan; how changing domestic and global priorities in Moscow and New Delhi will affect the relationship; and what the role of the West should be. Peter J.S. Duncan |
