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Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India, 1947 to 1964

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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 secular on religion, strongly state-led on economy and strongly tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on nation.

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Where Jawaharlal Nehru sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person'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
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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