खालील विधान 'अ' आणि रीझन् 'र' वाचा :
विधान 'अ' : नेहरू युगात भारत व अमेरिकेचे (यू.एस.ओ.) संबंध सलोख्याचे नव्हते.
रीझन् 'र' : अमेरिकेला साम्यवादाचा तिटकारा होता, तर नेहरूंवर मार्क्सवादाचा प्रभाव होता.
योग्य पर्याय निवडा :

The correct answer is Option C (Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the correct explanation of 'A'.).

Key Points:
• Indo-US Relations in the Nehru Era:
• Assertion (A) is true: Indo-US bilateral ties were frequently strained and characterized by mutual diplomatic friction during the Cold War.
• Reason (R) is true and explains A: The United States under Truman and Eisenhower was locked in aggressive anti-Communist containment (NATO, SEATO, CENTO alliance networks).
• Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was ideologically influenced by democratic socialism and Marxist socio-economic analysis, which shaped India's socialist planning model and close ties with the USSR.
• Nehru's steadfast refusal to join US-led military blocs, adoption of Non-Alignment (NAM), recognition of Communist China in 1949, and opposition to US actions in the Korean and Vietnam wars led Washington to view India as pro-Soviet, thereby straining relations.
• Key Takeaway: Indo-US relations were strained in the Nehru era because Nehru's socialist leaning and Non-Alignment clashed with US Cold War anti-communism.