Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru

During the period from 1 May to 20 June 1949 covered by this volume Jawaharlal Nehru was preoccupied with the tasks of nation-building.

He was concerned with improving the economy, particularly food production, the rehabilitation of refugees, the final stages of constitution-making and problems of education and culture.

Kashmir remained a problem, but a firm approach improved the general situation.

Nehru defended the decision on the continuance of India in the Commonwealth before the Constituent Assembly and before the All-India Congress Committee.

In external affairs, the emphasis was on the development of bilateral relations with the great powers as well as the neighbours.

This work is aimed at graduate students of history, as well as general readers.