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Nehru: Scientific Temper and Institutions: 3 key ideas
The core ideas of Nehru: Scientific Temper and Institutions, each in under a minute, written in our own words. Want the full depth? Get the book.
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- IDEA 1 OF 3
Scientific temper
Nehru urged Indians to approach problems with reason, evidence and an open mind.
The idea later entered the Constitution as a fundamental duty.
- IDEA 2 OF 3
Building institutions
He backed dams, steel plants, IITs and research labs as foundations of a modern state.
Long-term institutions matter more than short-term gains.
- IDEA 3 OF 3
Non-alignment
Nehru argued that newly free nations should not join either Cold War bloc.
Strategic autonomy lets a country decide issues on their merits.
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