Lobbying, pressure groups, and ethnic lobbying in the US foreign policy making : theoretical overview -- Indian Americans : immigration and professional advancement in the US -- Indian Americans and political participation : growing political activism and lobbying in the American political process -- India caucus : lobbying for a robust US-India relation -- The American perception about India : the US-India relations and Indian lobbying during the cold war period -- Achievements and actions of Indian lobbying toward a transformed and robust US-India relation