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Nehru’s 1955 Bandung Notes Surface, Highlight Palestine Speech

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posted Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1955 Bandung Conference notes on X, citing the BRICS New Delhi Declaration.
Ramesh paired post with Bollywood song “Tu jahan jahan chale ga, mera saaya saath hoga,” linking Nehru’s legacy to culture.
Historian Vineet Thakur noted Nehru’s notes recorded Ahmed al-Shukeiri’s speech on Palestine, a detail absent from official accounts.
Ramesh said the “Bandung Spirit” should guide a fairer, more inclusive and representative multilateral system.
The declaration endorsed India’s and Brazil’s bids for expanded United Nations Security Council roles, with China and Russia supporting.

History

Historical Context

April 1955 Indonesia hosted the Bandung Conference, where Sukarno, Nehru and Zhou Enlai brought together 29 Asian-African nations representing about 1.5 billion people (?54 % of world population). The summit adopted the Bandung Ten Principles and sparked the Non-Aligned Movement, later commemorated at the 2005 NAASP summit. Jairam Ramesh now invokes that legacy as Brazil, China and Russia back a BRICS-led UN Security Council reform.

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Story summary

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posted Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1955 Bandung Conference notes on X, citing the BRICS New Delhi Declaration.
Ramesh paired post with Bollywood song “Tu jahan jahan chale ga, mera saaya saath hoga,” linking Nehru’s legacy to culture.
Historian Vineet Thakur noted Nehru’s notes recorded Ahmed al-Shukeiri’s speech on Palestine, a detail absent from official accounts.
Ramesh said the “Bandung Spirit” should guide a fairer, more inclusive and representative multilateral system.
The declaration endorsed India’s and Brazil’s bids for expanded United Nations Security Council roles, with China and Russia supporting.

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