The God Who Failed

The God Who Failed An Assessment of Jawaharlal Nehru’s Leadership Extracts from Nehru’s speeches and writings have been presented in a chronological sequence to enable the readers to see Nehru’s reactions and thinking on important issues, as they unfolded. Nehru’s speeches and writings have been brought out by the Government of India and the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF), among others. They are of great help to a researcher. But, though fifty years have elapsed since the death of Nehru, cabinet notes and related papers of the period are still not in the public domain. As a result, it is not possible to arrive at an objective assessment of how the crucial issues facing the country were debated and decisions arrived at. I hope this deficiency will be made good by the government soon.