Syed Shahid Hussain Bukhari is Associate Professor in International Relations at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

• 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 3. HISTORY OF INDO-US RELATIONS 4. THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP & NUCLEAR COOPERATION 5. INDO-US NUCLEAR DEAL AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 6. THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND DEFENSE COOPERATION 7. TAXONOMY OF PAKISTAN-INDIA STRATEGIC RIVALRY 8. PAKISTAN’S SECURITY CALCULUS AND STRATEGIC EQUILIBRIUM WITH INDIA 9. PAKISTAN’S SECURITY CONCERNS 10. CONCLUSION

This volume discusses a new area where the delicate balance of security is currently being threatened: the relationship between Pakistan and India. These two very different countries are the Iranian and Iraqi equivalents in South Asia, though both are nuclear powers. Their security balance is being threatened by an increasing US–India alliance, which grants India additional wealth and munitions. Pakistan is falling behind and, as a result, the government fears that India might become the regional hegemon, jeopardizing Pakistanis' way of life. The only alternative, according to Bukhari (Bahauddin Zakariya Univ., Pakistan), is for Pakistan to seek its own alliance with another major actor to offset US influence. Because the likely suitors will be Russia or China, this could create a situation ripe for a renewed Cold War by proxy.Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. J. S. Ashley, Eastern Illinois University, CHOICE November 2021 Vol. 59 No. 3.