New Delhi, June 22 -- In democracies, we typically assume public opinion on issues like jobs, the economy, and inflation matters for shaping policy and politics. But public opinion on foreign policy is often treated as the preserve of elites, especially in a country like India. Yet, we know little about what ordinary Indians think about foreign policy, how stable their views are, and whether those views influence the choices that governments make. A new book, Indian Public Opinion toward the Major Powers, tackles these questions by examining more than six decades of Indian attitudes toward the United States, China, and the Soviet Union/Russia. The authors explore how Indians view the major powers, how those views have shifted over time, and...