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- Nehrus risky gamble on China that spectacularly backfired
Nehru saw SEATO as dangerous because it threatened the Geneva Accords on Indochina and Sino-Soviet support for peaceful coexistence The other factor was China’s embrace of peaceful coexistence He perceived this shift in Chinese foreign policy as an excellent chance to secure Beijing's long-term commitment to regional peace and stability
- Ven. Ananda Mangala: The Sri Lankan monk who became an Indian citizen . . .
From Ananda Meemanage he became Ven Ananda Mangala, when he donned the yellow robes of a Buddhist monk at the age of 40 Nehru sent him on a private mission to Missamari and Buxaduar to keep track of the fleeing Tibetan refugees His mission was akin to espionage as the Chinese military buildup was already on and Nehru wanted to have a realistic picture of the border situation
- Nehru was a prisoner of his time | South Asia Monitor
Nehru was a prisoner of his time November 14 is the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister and one of the main architects of Independent India By Anil K Rajvanshi Nov 14, 2020
- Case of Goa’s liberation: Is it right to keep blaming Nehru?
Nehru behaved as a seasoned diplomat and patriot in getting Goa liberated, without any doubt, Modi’s negative propaganda notwithstanding! (The writer, a former IIT Bombay professor, is Chairman, Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai
- Shyam Benegal: A maker of pathbreaking movies
Nehru wrote the book while imprisoned by the imperial British rulers in the Ahmednagar Fort between 1942 and 1946 “The way Nehru wrote it was quite filmable Many of his descriptions were quite cinematic,” Benegal said ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ was broadcast weekly on India’s state-owned TV network Doordarshan and became a very popular series
- Recalling the pain of 1962 Sino-Indian war: Lessons forgotten, truth . . .
On October 20, 1962, the Chinese troops launched a surprise attack against India across what has become the LAC (Line of Actual Control) and then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was bewildered and shell-shocked Strange as it may sound in this frenzied 24x7 ‘Breaking News’ eco-system that now
- India’s devotional politics; and its immunity to criticism
Beginning with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru till Narendra Modi, we have a tendency to associate divine qualities to a political leader Among other things, what it does and what is antithetical to a democratic structure is to keep that absolutely human figure indulging into politics beyond any criticism or negative depiction
- Syud Hossain: A forgotten ambassador brought back to life
After a brief elopement with Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Hossain, under immense pressure from Motilal Nehru and Gandhi, annulled the marriage and was asked to stay away from the country for a few years Thus began several years of exile Eventually, he landed in the US where he imparted Gandhi's message far and wide across the country
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