Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru

During the period from 1 May to 20 June 1949 covered by this volume Jawaharlal Nehru was preoccupied with the tasks of nation-building. He was concerned with improving the economy, particularly food production, the rehabilitation of refugees, the final stages of constitution-making and problems of education and culture. Kashmir remained a problem, but a firm approach improved the general situation. Nehru defended the decision on the continuance of India in the Commonwealth before the Constituent Assembly and before the All-India Congress Committee. In external affairs, the emphasis was on the development of bilateral relations with the great powers as well as the neighbours.