Includes bibliographical references (431-438) and index.
Contents
1. The United States and the Pakistan movement -- 2. Truman : friends, not allies -- 3. Eisenhower I : America's most allied ally in Asia -- 4. Eisenhower II : Ike likes Ayub -- 5. Kennedy : alliance troubles -- 6. Johnson : the alliance unravels -- 7. Nixon : the tilt -- 8. Ford : enter the nuclear issue -- 9. Carter : the low point -- 10. Reagan : partners again -- 11. Bush : the partnership collapses -- 12. Clinton : living with a nuclear Pakistan -- 13. An unstable partnership.