Soviet-Asian relations in the 1970s and beyond

By Bhabani Sen Gupta

Subjects: Foreign relations, great power politics, and psychological factors in international affairs.

Description: Examines the perceptions Soviets and Asians had of themselves and of the international balance of power in Asia as they knew it during the mid-1970s. Considers how Soviet and Asian views were affected by the role of the USSR as a global power, the importance of China on the Asian continent, and the decline in U.S. influence in Southeast Asia at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.