Laos, which had an illustrious past, is a tiny landlocked State, sharing common borders with China, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. It was considered important strategically during cold war years in pursuit of containment drive. The United States tried to prevent the spread of Communism in Laos too, which proved counterproductive. Laotians objected to the military intervention of the United States and fought bravely under the leadership of Pathet Lao. They finally became victorious in transforming the political system and established Communist rule. The present study has analyzed how Pathet Lao was successful in its endeavours despite several weaknesses and why “containment drive†lost its appeal in Laos and other Indo-China States.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Patit Paban Mishra
Patit Paban Mishra had his post graduate from Delhi University and doctorate from JNU, New Delhi. He received his D.Litt from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta. Presently he is Professor of History in Sambalpur University, Orissa, India. His articles have been published in various journals like; ECIMS (Moscow), ICT (Amsterdam), Tai Culture (Berlin), IIAS Newsletter (Amsterdam), Asian Review (Hong Kong), Historie Urbaine (Paris), Ecotourism (Malaysia), Historical Research (London) Proceedings of Indian History Congress, Asian Studies (Kolkata), Bengal Past & Present (Kolkata), Indian Archives (New Delhi) etc. His books, monographs and projects relate to topics like India’s Cultural Rapprochement with southeast Asia, Medieval Urban Centres of Orissa, and Tribal resistance movement in the colonial period. Professor Mishra regularly attends national and international conference and has presented seminar papers in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Berlin, Edinburgh, Hanoi, Moscow, Penang, Manila, Singapore and Vientiane. Professor Mishra had chaired many sessions in national and international conferences. He is President of Indian History Congress in the section: Countries other than India in 2004. He is connected with different academic organizations and projects in national and international level. He is one of the editors of the Project South Asia of Missouri Southern College, the USA and Modern Asian Encyclopedia, Berkshire Publishing House, USA, respectively.
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