Nehru's first recruits (Record no. 49050)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789356997516
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Personal name Bhattacherjee, Kallol
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Title Nehru's first recruits
Remainder of title : The Diplomats who built independent india's foreign policy
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Haryana:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc HarperCollins India,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2024.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 349p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his team faced the colossal task of building the infrastructure for a new state that was rising from the ashes of war, famine and communal strife. One of the first administrative innovations was the formation of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). In 1958, once its posts were finally filled, it was decided that the names of the extraordinary men and women who were the first to represent Indian on the world stage would be published as the History of Services of Officers of the Indian Foreign Service (Branches A and B). That slim, 'restricted - for official use only' volume is the inspiration for Nehru's First Recruits.<br/><br/>
Expansion of summary note Among others, author Kallol Bhattacherjee writes about Brajesh Mishra, who initiated dialogue with Beijing to restart relations disrupted in 1962; Mira Ishardas Malik, the first Indian woman diplomat to serve in China; Eric Gonsalves, who handled the biggest ever evacuation of Indians from a foreign crisis; K. Natwar Singh and Romesh Bhandari, who served for many years even after retiring from the IFS; Cyril John Stracey, who served with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose; Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who was responsible for the name 'Videsh Mantralaya'; and Mirza Rashid Ali Baig, M.A. Jinnah's former private secretary who became a towering chief of protocol whose legacy resonates in South Block even today.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Diplomats--India--History--20th century
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India--Foreign relations--1947-1984
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Main Library Main Library (First Floor, Rack No.06) 21/02/2025 48 416.10 1 327.54 BHA 38244 03/04/2025 11/03/2025 699.00 21/02/2025 Books Recommended by Poorvi Anchalia (DPM/18/11/F)