Indian Civil Service and Indian Foreign Policy, 1923–1961

Name: Indian Civil Service and Indian Foreign Policy, 1923–1961
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Indian Civil Service and Indian Foreign Policy, 19231961Author(s): Amit Das Gupta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781138064249, 978-1138064249\nSynopsis\nThis book provides an authoritative account of the first significant overseas diplomatic missions and forays made by Indian civil servants. It recounts the key events in the formative decades of Indian foreign policy and looks at the prominent figures who were at the centre of this decisive period of change.\n\nThe book explores the history and evolution of the civil and foreign services in India during the last leg of British rule and the following era of post-independence Nehruvian politics. Rich in archival material, it looks at official files, correspondences and diaries documenting the terms served by the pioneers of Indian diplomacy, Girja Shankar Bajpai, [url] Menon and Subimal Dutt, in Africa, China, the USSR and other countries and their relatio.