Jawaharlal Nehru had a failure of leadership during World War II.
Jawaharlal Nehru . Nehru , who had reluctantly heeded Gandhi 's call for immediate independence , for he had desired to support the Allied war effort during World War II , came out of a lengthy prison term to a much altered political landscape . He remained popular with the people of India in spite of political troubles in his final years and failure of leadership during the 1962 Sino-Indian War .