Jawaharlal Nehru was the chief architect of the foreign policy of India as he held both the Prime Minister Office and the Foreign Ministry from 1947 ---1964.
The three major objectives of Nehru’s foreign policy were to preserve the sovereignty of India, protect India’s territorial integrity and promote India’s rapid economic development. He formed the foundation of the policy of nonalignment. Afro-Asian unity and the establishment of diplomatic relations with other countries after India’s independence.
