Publisher's Synopsis
In this volume, which covers a period of 1 September to 30 November 1956, Nehru sheds much fresh light on the critical happenings in the Suez Canal and Hungary. Such was his stature and moral authority that people from Hungary sought his active intervention. His vivid description of Saudi society reveals Nehru s empathy for and understanding of a non-European society. The exchanges on the China-Myanmar dispute and the India-China boundary question enrich our knowledge of certaincomplex issues that are debated incessantly.On the home front: Nehru had set the best traditions of engagement with the people and their leaders through dialogue and discussions ranging from stability in Kashmir to Second Five Year Plan to the preservation of wildlife to eschew casteism and communalism. On the issue of banning of a book he could not make sense of violence breaking out, people making inflammatory speeches, and newspapers publishing articles to heighten religious passions he pleaded for peace , tolerance and reconciliation.
