13 JULY 1956, page 21

Long Before Nehru

THE FOUNDATION OF INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY. Vol. 1: 1,6O-1882. By Dr. Bisheshwar Prasad. (Longmans, 25s.) THERE is a widely prevalent idea that India's foreign policy is something......

Art And Craft

BY KINGSLEY AMIS T HE dilemma of the novel, the predicament of modern poetry, the quandary of the artist, the crisis of our culture—these topics have become as much a part of......