![]() ![]() Academically, it is just possible that he can retain a certain balance. At best, it is a semblance, at worst a pretension. ![]() ![]() Not that in this case he is actually uncommitted. He can afford to be rather dispassionate, for he may remain comparatively uncommitted. Crocker starts with a distinct advantage. ![]() In his approach to Nehru, an observer like Mr. He professes to have been an ardent admirer of Nehru the man, though, when the reader is not yet half through the book, the ardour cools off perceptibly. Walter Crocker, the Australian diplomat, in his Contemporary’s Estimate, runs the risk of falling into the second category. ‘dispassionate’ analysis, in which they claim to find Nehru wanting in many substantial respects. On the other hand, some of his erstwhile admirers feel slightly superior and derive a curious satisfaction from the new-found habit of Once that intriguing question ‘After Nehru, who or what?’ has, in fact, been answered, quite a few political writers seem to divert themselves with the other question “Nehru’s India–whither or what?” It might be something of an irony of fate that some of his old critics have since found it a profitable hobby to find fault with his successors for not continuing his well-known policies. Both published by the National Book Club, 12, Meena Bagh, New Delhi-1. Published by George Allen and Unwin, London. Nehru: A Contemporary’s Estimate by Walter Crocker. ![]()
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