Ratan Kumar Nehru or R.K. Nehru, (10 October 1902 - ) is an India

India

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n civil servant and diplomat. He was a cousin 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...

 (son of Nand lal Nehru

Nand lal Nehru

Nand lal Nehru was the Diwan of Khetri in Rajasthan. In 1870 Nand lal quit Khetri, qualified as a lawyer and began to practice law at Agra. When the High Court was transferred to Allahabad, he moved with it. He was the brother of Motilal Nehru....

, Motilal Nehru

Motilal Nehru

Motilal Nehru was an early Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress, who remained Congress President twice, and...

's brother). He was the secretary-general of the Indian Ministry of foreign affairs and also served as ambassador to several countries in the 1950s and 60s. During 1955-58, he was the Indian ambassador to China

China

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 and to the United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic

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during 1958-60.