Revisiting Nehru in the Era of Conflicts: Models and Impacts

Remembering Nehru and his ideals for international peace becomes even more eminent at present time. Being more and more concerned about the international peace, Nehru on several occasion has expressed that without peace there cannot be prosperity and quality of life. He emphasized on several occasions that peace is a precondition for development. In this article his ideals, practices by putting those ideals in to actions, its impacts and implications have been analyzed to find out the relevance of his model for the present era of conflict. There is no doubt that world is in a dire need of a leader at present who can talk about the peace and prosperity of the people across the national borders. Though Nehru is not around us but his model for peace can still be a beacon to guide the misled world of today. His efforts to defuse the towering conflicts around the world can be seen as the model for a world suffering from new challenges and conflicts. Major mediatory roles which Nehru played at international levels have been highlighted in this research.