Jinnah, The Planning Committee, Industrial Strategy & War Economy | The Discovery of India | Chapter 8 (II)

 🎧 The Discovery of India -  📖 Chapter 8  "The Last Phase 2" (Part 2)

In this concluding section of Chapter 8, Nehru turns his focus to the complex challenges facing Indian unity and economic transformation - from communal politics to debates on industrial growth.

Key Highlights:

• 🧩 The complex minority question and the rise of the Muslim League under M.A. Jinnah

• 🏗️ The birth of the National Planning Committee - a major milestone in India’s economic thinking

• 🛠️ The Congress position on industry - balancing big industry and cottage industry

• ⚠️ How colonial policies deliberately stifled Indian industrial growth

• 🔧 The impact of World War II - where war production diverted resources from normal development

🎙️ Listen to this crucial chapter where Nehru reflects on the battle not just for independence, but for the kind of India that would emerge after it.

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