Uncover the transformation in US nuclear policy towards India, from ‘cap, reduce, eliminate’ to the historic 2008 civil nuclear deal. This compelling study delves into how identity, inequality, and great power narratives, viewed through postcolonial principles, shaped US foreign policy and justifications for the global nuclear order. Discover how concepts of ‘race’, ‘political economy’, and ‘gender’ were strategically used to define ‘difference’. Essential for scholars and students of US-India relations, South Asian nuclear politics, and international security. A crucial read for understanding the dynamics of global power.