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The second Volume focuses on the first nine years of his prime-ministership, and the third examines the last eight years of his life
Volume Two: 1947-1956
Nehru's tenure was fraught with domestic and foreign issues like the struggle between India and Pakistan for Kashmir, first elections of free India based on adult suffrage, demand for the creation of new linguistic provinces, and the Suez Crisis. The second volume shows how Nehru's principled leadership ensured that he was considered among the foremost statesmen of the world.
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