But VikramNehru, the WorldBank's chiefeconomist for east Asiaandthe Pacific, which excludes JapanandAustralia, saidyesterdaythe shift was taking placefasterthanexpected.
Even if you are not a hotel guest, drop by and enjoy high tea in the place where leaders like Gandhi, Nehru, Jinna and Mountbatten met to map out the future of the country upon its independence from England in 1947.
But Nehru was a dedicated democrat who created institutions that ensured a wide sharing of power and provided a permanent, honourable place for dissent.