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dated June 20, 1953: Nehru Featured by Newsweek

India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was the subject of the main feature article in the latest issue of Newsweek which carried a colour portrait of the Prime Minister on its front cover. Harry F. Kern, senior editor for international affairs who visited New Delhi, referred to Mr. Nehru as the "great neutral, who has achieved an international stature not approached by any other Indian. At his desk in his Delhi office, Mr. Nehru has the taut, tired air of those who habitually work too much and sleep too little. The prominent eyes can flash, the skeletal face can relax, but weakness soon falls back like a lifted mask. Many Indians think Nehru should devote himself to world affairs, instead of straining through the daily mass of detail that makes him keep a 19 to 20-hour day." The first thing Nehru does on rising is to stand on his head, an exercise called Shirasasana, considered good by Hindu tradition; besides, it gives one the proper perspective on the world of to-day. Mr. Nehru is too fastidious ever to become a Caesar, but he has the tough-mindedness and occasional ruthlessness that make a supreme politician. He dominates the Congress party. In his continued existence lies India's greatest strength. But he is 63.

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