• Yash Paul

Jawaharlal Nehru’s years (1947-1964) as the first Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy have attracted the attention of historians and other social scientists. Most of the works on Jawaharlal have, however, tended to be biographical in nature, and sympathetic in content. Nehru was not only a leading light of the nationalist struggle, but he became the first Prime Minister of independent India, guiding the destiny of this country for a little less than two decades. Again, as one of the founding fathers of the Non-aligned movement Nehru made India a force to reckon with in international politics. It is thus often said that today, when India is faced with challenges to its economic political sovereignty and threats to the secular credentials of Indian constitution, that we need to return to the basic Nehruvian values of secularism, pluralism and welfarism and non-alignment to help the country out of its’ present crisis. Being a Fabian Socialist and attracted by Soviet model of centralized planning, he constituted the Planning Commission in India to propel an all-round and balanced development of the country. Nehru was not only a popular leader among the masses but also a great administrator and a parliamentarian. Nehru guaranteed Universal Adult Franchise without discrimination against gender, caste, religion, and class. Nehru being thoroughly knowledgeable with international affairs had conceived the concept of “World Federation”. The foundations of India’s foreign policy were firmly laid by him. Like any other foreign policy maker, Nehru underlined India’s national interest as the basic guiding principle. But even before he did that, Nehru, as head of the interim Government, had declared as on September 7, 1946, principal objectives of India’s foreign policy.

Non-aligned Movement, Foreign policy, Panchsheel, Peacefull Settlements, Cold War etc.

"JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AND HIS MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR NATION IN POST INDEPENDENT INDIA: A REVIEW YASH PAUL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 5, page no.i522-i526, May-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2505959.pdf

"JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AND HIS MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR NATION IN POST INDEPENDENT INDIA: A REVIEW YASH PAUL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 5, page no. ppi522-i526, May-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2505959.pdf