| Name(s) |
Vengalil Krishnan
(V.K.) KRISHNA MENON |
| Date of
Birth |
May 03, 1896 |
| Date of
Death |
October 06, 1974 |
|
Identity |
Indian nationalist,
diplomat and statesman |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He was the second most powerful man in India after
his friend, Jawaharlal Nehru.
- He served as co-founding editor of Penguin Books.
- He led the overseas wing of the Indian independence
movement, launching the India League in London.
- He successfully rallied the support of the then
superpowers, the Soviet Union.
- In the wake of independence, he emerged as engineer of
and spokesman for India's foreign policy, and, more
generally, architect of the non-aligned movement.
- He headed India's diplomatic missions to the United
Kingdom and the United Nations, and distinguished himself in
diplomatic matters including the Suez crisis.
- In 1957, he set the record for the longest speech before
the U.N. Security Council while defending India's rights to
the disputed territory of Kashmir.
- He resigned in the wake of the Sino-Indian War,
following allegations of India's military unpreparedness.
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