Author : Jawaharlal Nehru
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Book Synopsis Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: 1 September-17 November 1955 by : Jawaharlal Nehru
Download or read book Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: 1 September-17 November 1955 written by Jawaharlal Nehru and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers nearly eleven weeks, from October 6, 1948, when Nehru left India for London to attend the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, to December 19, when the annual session of the Indian National Congress at Jaipur concluded. It collects Nehru's addresses and articles related to this stressful time in world history. Among his articles are support for the causes of Indonesia and the Africans in their battles against alien rulers; arguments for the continued membership of India in the Commonwealth; and a piece on the importance of protecting Indian interests in neighboring countries. Above all, Nehru stressed the need to maintain secular values, and the urgency of restructuring the economy to meet the demands of free India.