01834cam a22001455i 4500020001800000082002100018100003100039245008700070260003500157300001000192504003600202520135700238546001201595650008101607  a9789390327201  a327.73054bAHA-M  aAhamed, Meenakshi eauthor02aA matter of trust:bIndia-US relations : from Truman to Trump /cMeenakshi Ahamed.  aNew DelhibHarperCollinsc2021  a545p.  aIncluded Index and Bibliography  aFrom Truman's remark to now, it has been a long journey. India and the US, which share common values and should have been friends, found themselves caught in a dysfunctional cycle of resentment and mistrust for the first few decades following Indian independence. In A Matter of Trust , author Meenakshi Ahamed reveals the personal prejudices and insecurities of the leaders, and the political imperatives, that so often cast a shadow over their relationship. The cycle began with India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who viewed Americans as naive and insular, but it was under Indira Gandhi that India entered the darkest phase of its relations with the US. President Truman decided Nehru was a communist, and the White House tapes reveal Nixon's hatred towards Mrs Gandhi and Indians. It was only after India undertook major economic reforms in the 1990s that the relationship improved. The transformation occurred when President George W. Bush signed the historic nuclear deal in 2008 with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Meenakshi Ahamed draws on a unique trove of presidential papers, newly declassified documents, memoirs and interviews with officials directly involved in events on both sides to put together this illuminating account of their relationship that has far-reaching implications for the changing global political landscape  aEnglish  aForeign relationsvGeopoliticsx20th centuryxDiplomacyzIndiazUnited State