Soviet Relations with India and Vietnam

India and Vietnam have been the two major foci of Soviet diplomacy in Asia in the past 30 years. Relations with India indicate success in building substantial links between a communist superpower and a poor parliamentary democracy. Relations with Vietnam are important for examining links between the leading communist powers and a significant Asian communist power, which has played an prominent part in one of the most dramatic conflicts since World War II. Relations between India and Vietnam are also interesting for revealing successful diplomacy between a pluralist democracy and a centralized communist system within the Asian continent. All three relationships have been significant in the evolution of China's international relations in Asia. In attempting to analyse the political military, and economic relationships betweeen India, Vietnam and the Soviet Union as three Asian powers, this book seeks to understand the dynamics of foreign policy interactions which could have a decisive effect on an emerging four-power contest among China, India, Japan and the Soviet Union.
Dr Thakur is the author of a variety of books including "In Defence of New Zealand" and "International Peacekeeping in Lebanon" and Professor Thayer is the author of "War by Other Means: National Liberation and Revolution in Vietnam".