Contents -- Part I. The Heritage -- Important Chronology -- 1. Hinduism and Islam: The "Two Closed Systems" of the Indian Subcontinent -- 2. Origins of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies -- 3. Britain's "Cut and Run" Departure and Its Consequences -- 4. Jawaharlal Nehru: The Personal Factor -- Part II. Independent India and Pakistan: The Opening Decades -- 5. The First Moves (1947-53): Goals of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies -- 6. Panchsheel vs. Defense Alliances (1954-58) -- 7. Warclouds over South Asia: Sino-Indian Conflict (1959-62) -- 8. Warclouds over South Asia: Indo-Pakistani Conflict (1963-February 1974) -- 9. Retrospect and Prospect -- Appendix. The McMahon Line: Its Origin and Significance in the Sino-Indian Border Dispute -- Notes -- Bibliography of Sources Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.