Changing US Foreign Policy toward India US-India Relations since the

This book uncovers how US-India relations have changed and intensified during the administrations of Bill Clinton, George Bush Jr., and Barack Obama. Throughout the Cold War, US-India relations were often distant and volatile as India mostly received atte

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Changing US Foreign Policy toward India

Carina van de Wetering

Changing US Foreign Policy toward India US-India Relations since the Cold War

Carina van de Wetering International Studies Leiden University The Hague, The Netherlands

ISBN 978-1-137-54861-0 ISBN 978-1-137-54862-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-54862-7

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Based on several years of doing research, writing, and further developing it, this book has been a culmination of different insights which I came across. It could therefore not have been accomplished without the generous help and input of various people. Indeed, working at the University of Bristol has been an enriching and invaluable experience, and at Leiden University I was able to (re)continue on this path. One significant debt is owed to my former colleagues at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) of the University of Bristol for providing a stimulating academic environment. I am particularly indebted to my mentors Jutta Weldes and Andrew Wyatt, who guided me throughout the process by giving constructive feedback and encouragement, which allowed me to reflect upon my work and to grow as a researcher. Within and outside the University of Bristol, Columba Peoples and John Dumbrell also helped me with advancing the project. I am grateful for their thoughtful comments. At Leiden University, I am also appreciative of several people who shared interesting insights with me as a student and as a researcher. There are two people I want to single out. I would like to thank Shalendra Sharma, a visiting professor at the time, for giving me the insp