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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar attended the launch of the book ‘The Nehru Development Model’ by former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya. During this, he commented on the policies of the country’s first Prime Minister. He said that the ‘Nehru Development Model’ gave birth to ‘Nehru Foreign Policy’. He said that along with the country, the government is also working to improve this policy abroad.
Jaishankar said that the author believes that Nehru’s choices put India on a determined path. He told that this model and the ideology associated with it have influenced politics, administration, judiciary, media and even education.
The government is working to fix it – Jaishankar
Jaishankar said that both Russia and China today have clearly rejected the economic ideas of that time. Which were promoted by Nehru. These ideas are still alive in the influential sections of our country. He said that after 2014, many efforts have been made to correct the direction, but it is a difficult task.
What did Jaishankar say on the special economic model?
Jaishankar quoted American policymaker John Foster Dulles’ statement in 1947 that the government of the time could not do more wrong, but it was a claim that was considered correct by American policymakers for decades. He said that I asked myself many times whether Dulles was completely wrong. He found the answer in Panagariya’s book.
He said that there was a strong ideological motivation to promote a special economic model for India. That belief was changed from time to time, but never completely changed.
Jaishankar told that the basic reason for this was that socialism was the only way to face imperialism. This idea was focused on heavy industries. That is why Panagariya defined it as Nehru’s development model.
India’s situation is more complex than before
Jaishankar said that in the last 33 years India has benefited from openness, but today’s situation is more complex than ever. He said that cautious openness can be a good way. Along with this, on self-reliance, he said that it should not be seen as protectionism, rather it is a call to strengthen national security and to think and work on our own.
