Chapter 1 Introduction

• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Onderwerpen: National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Public administration; Nehruvian diplomacy; Indian diplomacy; cold war politics; decolonisation; British India; World War II; Gandhi
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This chapter presents an overview of the period of transition in British India which led to the Indianisation of the Civil Services and saw the emergence of Indian administrators who represented India in International forums and led diplomatic missions overseas. It reflects on the strong impressions...