Nehruvian Vision of Global Order and its Relevance in the Twenty-first Century

Suneel Kumar and Gurnam Singh

South Asian Survey, 2012, vol. 19, issue 2, 255-267

Abstract: Rejecting the various ‘World Order Models’ being projected as a panacea for a lasting peace, Nehru visualised ‘World Union’ based on democratic principles to create an egalitarian social and economic order across the globe and to eliminate the recurring phenomena of conflict and tension which produce wars at regular intervals. The perceived ‘World Government’ could provide a platform to manage and eliminate the modern forms of warfare: ethnic conflicts, proxy wars, militancy, terrorism, etc., while accommodating and redressing the grievances and resentments of specific people across as well as within the borders of national units. A global legislature can provide the community of nations a uniform, codified and effective international legal order. The Nehruvian model which sought to create an egalitarian, ‘planned’ and ‘socialised’ world economic order by eliminating imperialism and colonialism in all forms and manifestations could be relevant to manage the global economic crisis and also for the development of underdeveloped world. A World Union based on democracy and freedom may protect individual and group rights against ethnic cleansings and genocides and may help to universalise the institution of democracy. A strong world government, suggested by Nehru, can control nuclear proliferation and save mankind from the scourge of nuclear war.

Keywords: Jawaharlal Nehru; League of Nations; Woodrow Wilson; One World; Federal Union of Democracies; Commonwealth of Nations; Global South (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0971523114539602

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