Analysing Indian policy-making from 1947-1964 under the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Schoettli examines three policy choices, the setting up of the Planning Commission in 1950, the signing of the Sino- Indian Panchasheela Agreement in 1954 and the passing of four legislative bills that compiled the Hindu Code in 1955 and 1956.
Analysing Indian policy-making from 1947-1964 under the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Schoettli examines three policy choices, the setting up of th...
The 1950s in India were a crucial transition phase where the legacy and institutions of British rule had to be transformed to fit the needs of a post-colonial state. This period is closely associated with India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru (1947 – 64). Selecting three key policies closely associated with him, the book traces the political origins of the Panchasheela Agreement with China in 1954, the Hindu Code Bills of 1955 and 1956 and the founding of the Planning Commission in 1950. Each provides a window into the compulsions of Indian domestic politics at the time as...
The 1950s in India were a crucial transition phase where the legacy and institutions of British rule had to be transformed to fit the needs of a po...
