Nehruism was the political ideology of Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru , often referred to with the epithet of Panditji, was an Indian statesman who became the first Prime Minister of independent India and became noted for his “neutralist” policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of India’s independence movement in the...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

's first prime minister. It was a liberal

Liberalism in India

-1757–1947: The effect of British liberal ideas:The strengthening of British influence in Bengal with the battle of Plassey in 1757 coincided with significant developments of thought in England and in the USA...

 idealistic

Idealism

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 type of fabianist socialism. Other point that Nehru said he agreed a lot with communists and find many similarities with more orthodox communism and his foreign policy more pro-soviet that it could at first appear. It basically ended as a de facto

De facto

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 existing political system after Nehru's death, since even its descendents in politics

Nehru-Gandhi family

The Nehru–Gandhi family or Nehru - Feroze Gandhi family is an Indian political family which has been dominant in the Indian National Congress for most of India's history since independence...

 didn't follow this model for more authoritarian (Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...

) or liberal (Rajiv

Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...

, Sonia

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...

) un-socialist populist

Populism

Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...

 shapes shapes or "socialist in name only" in a third way

Third way (centrism)

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 shape.
Nehruism is constantly under criticism of Hindutva

Hindutva

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 followers and Hindu nationalists for its perceived secularism

Secularism

Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...

, tolerance of "invading" ideologies and religions like Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

, Socialism

Socialism

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 and Islam

Islam

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, and its westernization

Westernization

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 and corruption of the purity of Hindu culture.