By the time Kissinger took up these offices his reputation as an intellectual powerhouse on global affairs was already made. However, his successor Gerald Ford retained Kissinger as Secretary of State till the end of his tenure in January 1977. The US was embroiled in a no-win Vietnam war when Kissinger became NSA. The Nixon tapes reveal that behind her back both Nixon and Kissinger referred to her in the most abusive terms. In the end Indira Gandhi who was herself a great practitioner of realpolitik got the better of Nixon and Kissinger.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 01, 2023 15:34 UTC