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Jawaharlal Nehru
As India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru was in office for more than 16 years, making him the country's longest-serving prime minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru, who served as the first prime minister of India, guided the nation’s domestic policy through the framework of democratic socialism. Throughout his 17 years in office, he sought to balance these ideals to modernize the country and ensure its stability.
The four pillars of his domestic policies were:
- Democracy: Nehru was deeply committed to fostering democratic values and institutions within India, ensuring that the nation functioned as a representative government.12
- Socialism: He advocated for a socialist economic approach, which included the implementation of five-year plans focused on heavy manufacturing and a commitment to social welfare for the poor and marginalized.12
- Unity: Recognizing India’s vast ethnic and religious diversity, Nehru prioritized maintaining the basic unity of the country as a foundational goal of his administration.12
- Secularism: He promoted a secular approach to governance, which contrasted with traditionalist views and aimed to ensure that the state remained neutral and inclusive across India's diverse religious landscape.12