Overview

Major topics covered in this volume include: 1) U.S. military assistance to India and Pakistan; 2) U.S. efforts to counter Chinese influence in Pakistan and Soviet influence in India; 3) the U.S. reaction to the crises in the Rann of Kutch and Kashmir and the hostilities between India and Pakistan in 1965; 4) the U.S. reaction to the food crisis on the subcontinent; 5) the U.S. response to the decision by Pakistan not to renew the agreement with the United States governing facilities at Peshawar; and 6) U.S. efforts in Af ghanistan to use limited economic assistance to promote economic development and to limit Soviet influence. Lyndon Johnson's personal involvement in the making of foreign policy decisions relating to South Asia was second only to his involvement in decisions relating to the fighting in Southeast Asia. Johnson's involvement is particularly evident during the 1965 crises over Kashmir and the Rann of Kutch and in the U.S. response to the threat of famine in India in 1965–1967. The editors sought to document the President's role as far as possible.