This text argues that strained Indo-American arms relations stem from a deep nexus of historical factors. The author, Jerome Conley, begins his examination of the balance of power in the region by looking at the Moscow-New Dehli deal during the Cold War. He argues the nonproliferation dialogue between the US, India and Russia that was established in this era has persisted only because of American ambivalence, short-term Indian needs and Russian economic trends. The book suggest that any fracture in this triumvirate would make further bilateral arms agreements impossible, and so argues that the US must sow the seeds for long-term trust and co-operation with India to ensure limited and controlled nuclear expansion.