Abstract: This article describes Nehru’s role in Foreign Policy towards Africa. Nehru was the main architect behind the basic principles of India’s Foreign Policy in the post 1947 era till his death. The international developments after the Second World War have shaped India’s Foreign Policy to a great extent. After the World War II all over world the imperialism was weakening and democracy type of governance was becoming famous and spreading. Many countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa started condemning capitalist system and advocating socialist system. Colonialism collapsed in many countries because of the boom in freedom movement and increase in resentment against imperial powers. After independence Nehru became the virtual director of India’s Foreign Policy. Under his guidance India emerged as the first country to chase and successfully implement the new ‘Non-Alignment Policy’ in the world history. This article draws attention to how Indian National Congress and Nehru guided African states after 1947 to bring the rule of the natives.
Keywords: Foreign Policy towards Africa, India’s Foreign Policy, how Indian National Congress.
Title: Non-Aligned Movement of India in Nehru Years
Author: Chitra Gadgil
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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