ROSINGER, LAWRENCE K. India and the United States: Political and Economic Relations. Pp. 149. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. Price $2.75

• Author: Rajaram V. Gogate
• DOI: 10.1177/000271625127400198
• Date: 01 March 1951
• Published date: 01 March 1951
• Subject Matter: Articles

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that the Saskatchewan C.C.F. had done
seeking to accomplish for Asia is what the
right well.
JOHN D. HICKS
Americans accomplished by their Monroe
Trinity Hall
Doctrine for the American Continent, a
Cambridge, England
sense of fear gripped the American states-
men.
ROSINGER, LAWRENCE K. India and the
It would seem that whenever India sees
United States: Political and Economic
fit to abide by pro-British leanings, she
Relations. Pp. 149. New York: The
becomes suspicious of American collabora-
Macmillan Company, 1950. Price $2.75.
tion.
Whenever she is confronted with
As a journalistic narrative this little book
pro-Asian demands, she tries to appear
of 149 pages is to be highly commended,
&dquo;independent&dquo; even if her bold words make
for it does full justice to its title and deftly
her &dquo;suspect&dquo; in the minds of Americans
deals with the fast moving scenes in In-
and Asians.
Whenever she feels caught
dia’s most recent history. The author has
between the Russian-led Eastern power
gleaned pervasively from the public pro-
block and the American-led Western power
nouncements of Indian and American lead-
block, she follows the cautious and even
ers to show the extent and potential scope
clever British diplomacy to undercut both
of the political and economic relations be-
sides and postpone decisions by force.
tween the two nations. Having adopted an
The above diplomatic tactics can be well
objective approach, he has indicated the
appreciated by reading the background ac-
thin texture of understanding which the
count which this book forthrightly offers.
people of each country possess about the
Geographically located at the antipodes,
other.
India, conscious of her ancient
India and the United States could play
glories, and the United States, conscious of
a sustaining role if each would co-operate
her modern achievements, are naturally not
with the other. Governmental understand-
readily able to grasp the values which lie
ing supported by...