The Later Years comprise two books which deal with the effects of the Cold War on India–US relations as well as on Indian domestic politics. It focuses on that period in Indian history when India's domestic politics went through significant instability arising from faltering left–right–center coalitions and challenges to parliamentary system norms, and from volatile regional relations with neighboring Pakistan and China. It, thus, presents a comprehensive account of the private and political interactions which shaped a very critical period in world history.
The two books examine the following topics chronologically: American Interests Abroad; US Foreign Economic Assistance in the Developing World: Market, Military, Geopolitics & Food; India's foreign policy; bilateral relations with the Soviet Union; bilateral relations with China and the 1962 war; bilateral relations with Pakistan and the 1965 war; US military aid; and India's Nuclear Program. This volume begins with a general introduction to US foreign policy, and includes three chapters of declassified documents.