Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a major political leader of the Congress Party, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of independent India. He was also a key figure in international politics in the post-war period (in which he was considered the leader of third world interests) and the patriarch of the Nehru-Gandhi family, one of the most influential forces in Indian politics. In the 1920s, Nehru was elected president of the All India Trade Unions Congress. He and Subhash Chandra Bose had become the most prominent youth leaders, and both demanded outright political independence of India. He would take office as the Prime Minister of India on August 15, and delivered his inaugural address titled “A Tryst With Destiny:” The book will prove an informative and most useful asset for students, scholars and teachers in this field. CONTENTS • Introduction • Nehru : The Maker of Independence India • Economic Policy of Congress • Foreign Policy of Nehru • Nehru, Jinnah and Patel • Nehru's Views on the Pursuit and peace • Nehru Writing on Indian State • Nehru and National Planning Committee