This is the verbatim transcript of four long interviews with the Prime Minister of India granted to Mr. Mende at the beginning of the year, and almost ranks as a new book by Mr. Nehru himself. For the con- versations were designed to elicit and illustrate Nehru’s views on a wide variety of topics, and he had agreed in advance that they should be tape- recorded for publication in book form. No topic was barred as too con- troversial, and a brief description can barely indicate the scope of discus- sions ranging from, for example, the potentialities for India of atomic energy to the problem of the Un- touchables. What will be clear, how- ever, to every reader of this book is that, faced by a skilful interviewer alert to probe, Mr. Nehru spoke with a candour and sincerity rare in the public utterances of contemporary statesmen. Whether he is discussing the formative influences in his own life, Gandhi’s influence on the development of modern India, his country’s position vis-a-vis other Asian nations, or India’s neutrality, and attitude to the cold war, there is no withholding or evasion. Mr. Nehru is a key figure in the world today. This book is an invaluable aid to the understanding of his aims and attitudes. 10s. 6d. netRashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi ctl Acen. Now fs gp _. da Call No i ae et