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How high idealism weakened a new Republic

A quickshot review of Manu Bhagavan’s “The Peacemakers”

Author Nitin PaiPosted on 2nd May 2012Categories Foreign Affairs, Public PolicyTags book review, foreign policy, history, international relations, Nehru, United Nations

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