Ratan Kumar Nehru, or R.K. Nehru, (10 October 1902 – 2 April 1981) was an Indian civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Foreign Secretary, 1952–1955, and later as India's ambassador to China and United Arab Republic (Egypt). During 1960–1963, he was appointed the Secretary-General of the Ministry of External Affairs, a period in which India faced an invasion from China. He retired in 1963, after which the position of Secretary-General was abolished, and the Foreign Secretary role became the head of the Ministry.[1][2][3]
R. K. Nehru | |
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| Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 1952–1955 | |
| Preceded by | K. P. S. Menon |
| Succeeded by | Subimal Dutt |
| Ambassador of India to China | |
| In office 1955–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Nedyam Raghavan |
| Succeeded by | G. Parthasarathy |
| Ambassador of India to United Arab Republic | |
| In office 1958–1960 | |
| Secretary-General of the Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 1960–1963 | |
| Preceded by | N. R. Pillai |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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He was son of Mohanlal Nehru, grandson of Nandlal Nehru.[4]
References
edit- ^ Benner, The Indian Foreign Policy Bureaucracy (2019), Sec 4.2.1: "The last secretary-general was R.K. Nehru, cousin to Nehru... after them, Nehru's death brought the secretary-general tradition to a close.".
- ^ Noorani, A. G. (13 July 2012). "A Nehru's Dissent". Frontline.
- ^ Sharma, Jagdish Saran (1981). Encyclopaedia Indica. S. Chand.
- ^ Tharoor, Shashi (2003). Nehru: The Invention of India. Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55970-697-1.
Bibliography
edit- Benner, Jeffrey (2019). The Indian Foreign Policy Bureaucracy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-00-030241-7.