How India Nearly Gave in to US Pressure to Enter the Iraqi Killing Zone

In the summer of 2003, senior ministers like L.K. Advani and a number of Indian strategic commentators kept up a steady drumbeat calling for the country to send troops to help the Americans. But Vajpayee kept his cool and refused.

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