Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first Prime Minister, serving from 1947 to 1964 after leading the peaceful struggle for independence alongside Mahatma Gandhi. Domestically, he promoted democracy and secularism. Internationally, he was a key architect of the Non-Aligned Movement, advocating for newly independent nations to remain neutral during the Cold War, avoiding alignment with either the U.S. or the Soviet Union.