02462nam a22002897a 4500 OSt 20241202100449.0 241125b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789356997516 AKCL 327.54 BHA-N Bhattacherjee, Kallol Nehru's First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Indepndent India's Foreign Policy / by Kallol Bhattacherjee Haryana: Harper Collins publishers, 2024 p.348 Independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his team faced the colossal task of building the infrastructure for a new state that was rising from the ashes of war, famine and communal strife. One of the first administrative innovations was the formation of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). In 1958, once its posts were finally filled, it was decided that the names of the extraordinary men and women who were the first to represent Indian on the world stage would be published as the History of Services of Officers of the Indian Foreign Service (Branches A and B). That slim, 'restricted - for official use only' volume is the inspiration for Nehru's First Recruits. Among others, author Kallol Bhattacherjee writes about Brajesh Mishra, who initiated dialogue with Beijing to restart relations disrupted in 1962; Mira Ishardas Malik, the first Indian woman diplomat to serve in China; Eric Gonsalves, who handled the biggest ever evacuation of Indians from a foreign crisis; K. Natwar Singh and Romesh Bhandari, who served for many years even after retiring from the IFS; Cyril John Stracey, who served with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose; Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who was responsible for the name 'Videsh Mantralaya'; and Mirza Rashid Ali Baig, M.A. Jinnah's former private secretary who became a towering chief of protocol whose legacy resonates in South Block even today. Through the stories and experiences of India's earliest diplomats, this book, for the first time, presents the foundational history of the country's diplomatic corps and indeed the beginning of the country's engagement in global affairs. Political Science International Relations Foreign Affairs of India Diplomatic Realations of India Indian Diplomacy Indian Foreign Policy Indian Diplomats BK ddc ddc 0 40002 40002 0 0 ddc 0 0 AKCL AKCL 2024-11-25 699.00 0 327.54 BHA-N 69151 2024-11-25 12:14:47 699.00 2024-11-25 BK