INDIA
NEW DELHI.— It is reliably stated that when Mr Nehru attends the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ conference in London in October he will suggest a formula by which India* could pr&claim herself a Republic and yet still' retain links with Britain. It is stated th-at Mr Nehru is empowered by the Cabinet and the Congress Party to make the proposals. Some Congress members consider the possibility of a break with the Commonwealth would provide campaign fuel for the British Conservatives, and be a blow to the Labour Party, which gave India Dominion status. * * *
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19480928.2.46
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 28 September 1948, Page 4
Word Count
93INDIA Northern Advocate, 28 September 1948, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in