Nehru's India - Select Speeches

Author: Mushirul HasanTranslator(s)/Editor: Mushirul HasanPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 278ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195687876 DescriptionIs Nehru’ vision of India relevant today? What are the key building blocks of our nation? Have the institutions and infrastructure set up as part of that vision stood the test of time? The speeches selected and introduced by Mushirul Hasan in this important collection help to answer these questions in Nehru’s own words. We see through them the development of Nehru’s vision for free India and the actual process of transforming the blueprint into reality. As his ideas for India’s internal development were inextricably linked to its role and position in the world we are also privy to the panning out of India’s foreign relations (especially those with Pakistan) and its emergence as a respected voice in the international arena – much like its position in today’s world.The challenges facing newly independent India-both