Portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru
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Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India, 1947 to 1964

India’s first prime minister set up a secular democracy with a planned mixed economy and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement.

Jawaharlal Nehru sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on nation.

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Where Jawaharlal Nehru sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Jawaharlal Nehru

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Leaders furthest from Jawaharlal Nehru

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Political views closest to Jawaharlal Nehru

FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.78%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…76%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…75%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Harry Pot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.