Bruce Riedel fills that gap with JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War. Riedel's telling of the president's firm response to China's invasion of India and his deft diplomacy in keeping Pakistan neutral provides a unique study of Kennedy's leadership.

Embedded within that story is an array of historical details of special interest to India, remarkable among which are Jacqueline Kennedy's role in bolstering diplomatic relations with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan, and the backstory to the China-India rivalry- what is today the longest disputed border in the world.
Riedel, who as senior adviser to U.S. presidents on South Asia combines expert knowledge with inside access, draws on declassified CIA documents and letters between Kennedy and Nehru, along with the diaries and memoirs of other key players, telling the story of war, diplomacy, and covert action with authority and perspective. JFK's Forgotten Crisis is a study in leadership that holds lessons for decision makers today.