Ideals and Principles Nehru’s foreign policy was based on the time tested Indian values like peace, peaceful settlement of disputes, on -violence, good neighbourliness as against domination, aggression, expansionism, violence and power politics. The five principles enunciated by Lord Buddha formed the basis of ‘Panch Sheel’. The ideals cherished by leaders of India’s freedom struggle […]
Read More »What is meant by foreign policy? A nation’s foreign policy is a policy pursued by nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives through diplomacy. Formulation of national goals and attempts to achieve it through diplomatic channels are the twin basics of foreign policy. In other words, foreign policy is the […]
Read More »Perhaps no other Governor General excited such bitter in the minds of the people as Curzon did. He was the undisguised embodiment of the British imperial attitude towards India. When he took over the viceroyalty, India was already passing through a serious crisis. The great famine of 1896-98 was followed by the bubonic plague and […]
Read More »When Ripon was appointed viceroy in India, the liberal party under Gladstone had come to power in England and it wanted to make the British rule in India “profitable to natives” thus under Ripon a liberal policy was tried to undo most of the reactionary and unpopular measures of Lytton. Repeal of Vernacular Press Act […]
Read More »He was a nominee of the conservative government of Benjamin Disraeli. He was very reactionary and repressive in Indian affairs passed the Vernacular Press Act, Arms Act etc. The Royal Rules Act 1876 and great famine of 1876-78. The British passed the royal titles act, investing Queen Victoria with the title Of Kaisf-I-Hind or […]
Read More »Lord Canning’s rule was a very eventful period. It witnessed radical changes in the British administrative policies in India. After the suppression of the revolt of 1857 the act of 1858 was passed, which laid down that “India shall be governed by and in the name of the (British) sovereign through one of the principal […]
Read More »Result of Revolt of 1857 The revolt of 1857 was the first great and direct threat to British rule in India. The result of the revolt was the leaders and soldiers paid with their lives. Their liberty and their property were forfeited as the penalty of failure. The victorious English troops committed inhuman atrocities upon […]
Read More »Non-Alignment The policy of Non-Alignment is the bed-rock of India’s foreign policy, it was also followed by Indira Gandhi as her predecessors, Nehru and Shastri did. In the 1950s and 1960s, several African countries had gained independence from colonial rule. Indira Gandhi realized the political and economic importance of these countries. Indira Gandhi boosted the […]
Read More »Growth of Art and Architecture under Vijayanagar Growth of Art During the administration of Vijayanagar rulers, they concentrated more on the development of art and architecture. They constructed a number of palaces, temples and Mandapams throughout their empire. They beautified them with various types of attractive sculptures. The development of art of that period […]
Read More »Legacy of Vijayanagar Education and Literature Vijayanagar rulers showed less interest for the growth of education. Even then education flourished at various centres. In the absence of the definite system, people depended on local scholars to get their education. Generally the development of education in this kingdom was based on castes and industrial growth. Scholars […]
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