Soviet Arms and Assurances

Soviet Arms and Assurances G S Bhargava HISTORY seems to be repeating itself. In 1954 when the United States started arming Pakistan, there was consternation in India because an arms race with Pakistan was both unwelcome and undesirable, though it did become unavoidable. With the memory of Partition still fresh in people's minds, there was a genuine feeling that the US was helping an enemy.