Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the freedom fighters of India, who played a cardinal role in the liberation movement of India.
he has contributed in various domains and these contributions are still relevant, even these contributions helping India in the transformation to developed nations.
His contribution for instance
- secularism: he is proving the narrative "unity in diversity"
- Democracy: He was committed to the establishment of a strong nation where the concept of equal rights to all society division would be followed. Nehru was also behind the establishment of a robust parliament system over the military which prevented India from becoming the Janta ruled or third-world autocracy.
- Institution of excellence: Nehru has formed the scientific base for space and engineering triumph in India. like IITs and ISRO.
- and his economic approach to reducing imports was also significant in which the manufacturing industries received investment government and also protected the nascent industries until they reach a state of independence.
- The welfare of the state: Through the planned economy approach, the land of extreme poverty and inequality was reduced to a level at which all the societal division could be brought in the mainstream. this approach of Nehru reflect in framework,
Like,
- right to food
- right to education
- right to get fair compensation for land
- right to work
6. Foreign Policy: The key role formation of NAM in 1961 was the response to the cold war between the USA and the USSR, as India had been ruled by the British for 200 years, it was not in a situation to entail itself in war.
as India was an ascent democracy by then, Nehru was determined to protect the strategic autonomy without compromising independence, and then India emerged as a distinguished leader of their world countries against colonialism and imperialism.
conclusion:
The growing fears of intolerance, communalism, inequality, and the debates among inteligencia about the eradication of democratic values, and freedom of speech and autonomy public institution, and the emergence of the cold war era between the USA and The china. marks the relevance of Nehruvian ideology even today.
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