-- Ian Hall, author of Dilemmas of Decline: British Intellectuals and World Politics, 1945-75 'Forged in Crisis cannot be seen as yet another addition to the long list of books on India and the United States. -- Myra MacDonald, War on the Rocks '[A] masterly survey of Indo-US relations that is authoritative yet accessible. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try your request again later. It is incomparable in its probing, sensitive analysis, elegant writing, exhaustiveness, and the minute, archival-based empirical rendering of key episodes and periods.' Forged in Crisis [Koehn, Nancy] on Amazon.com.au. Select your address Rudra Chaudhuri's book examines a series of crises that led to far-reaching changes in India's approach to the United States, defining the contours of what is arguably the imperative relationship between America and the global South. —Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and three-term mayor of New York City Sorry, we failed to record your vote. From the Korean War in 1950 to the considered debate within India on sending troops to Iraq in 2003, and from the loss of territory to China and the subsequent talks on Kashmir with Pakistan in 1962-63 to the signing of a civil nuclear agreement with Washington in 2008, Chaudhuri maps Indian negotiating styles and behaviour and how these shaped and informed decisions vital to its strategic interest, in turn redefining its relationship with the United States. Rudra Chaudhuri superbly traces the evolution of India's doctrine of non-alignment over six decades, and his conclusion is stark: 'India will never be an ally of the US'. Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times: Amazon.co.uk: Koehn, Nancy: 9781473674707: Books Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations —Howard Schultz, executive chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company "As important and inspiring as it is urgent." After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. As his brilliant chapter on India's deliberation over the Iraq War shows, the implications for world politics are considerable.' Chaudhuri joins a small club of Indian writers such as Ramachandra Guha who are as adept at dipping into the memoirs of leading figures of the time as combing archives of newspapers to paint a Fauvist picture of a complex and more than occasionally combative relationship.' 'A meticulously researched [and] compelling study - This lucid and persuasive book offers a nuanced guide to the tortuous course of relations between two great democracies - which are unlikely to become more predictable or straightforward any time soon.' Please try again Unlimited FREE fast delivery, video streaming & more Prime members enjoy unlimited free, fast delivery on eligible items, video streaming, ad-free music, exclusive access to deals & more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Combing both historical and contemporary episodes in US-India bilateral ties, it provides a thorough re-evaluation of non-alignment and its consequences. Purposeful and scholarly, it provides a forensic analysis of the ideas that have shaped India's interactions with the USA since independence... essential reading for anyone interested in India's foreign relations.' Select your address