Page 2 - Latest Updates on Indira Gandhi
Survival of the friendliest: One of India's transformations under Modi
The concept is relevant in an India where hate speech flourishes, where legislated and street violence can be unleashed against a chosen community, or those too weak to resist, writes T N Ninan
PM Modi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 104th birth anniversary
"I pay my tributes to former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary," tweeted Prime Minister.
 "PM Modi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 104th birth anniversary")
Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 37th death anniversary
Indira Gandhi served as the first and only woman Prime Minister of India from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984.
 "Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 37th death anniversary")
I told Modi after he became PM, I'm an admirer of Indira Gandhi: Swraj Paul
Modi appreciated it, says Lord Paul
 "I told Modi after he became PM, I'm an admirer of Indira Gandhi: Swraj Paul")
Politicians and their meeting dress
Sunanda K Datta-Ray says Xi Jing's choice of Mao suit at the foundation day ceremony of the Chinese Communist party signals the revival of Mao's orthodoxy and the party's supremacy
Gehlot accuses PM of ignoring Indira Gandhi's role in Bangladesh liberation
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused Prime Minister Modi of ignoring Indira Gandhi's role in the creation of Bangladesh, saying he failed to mention her during his visit there
 "Gehlot accuses PM of ignoring Indira Gandhi's role in Bangladesh liberation")
Satyapal Malik's 'Governorspeak' a negotiating gambit with angry farmers?
Might Malik's statements have been primed by powers-that-be to resume negotiations? His advocacy of farmers' demands may be a credibility-building exercise to take a role in facilitating negotiations
Et tu Ashoka?
A pioneer in liberal education takes a hard knock
 "Et tu Ashoka?")
The Emergency's legacies
The authoritarian streak in Indian politics had been growing long before 1975 and its influence may have actually increased, the authors of an authoritative book on this seminal period suggest
 "The Emergency's legacies")
The angry Vishwaguru
The world has expectations from India and complains when those aren't met. If global praise is acceptable to Modi govt, why the resentment and rejection over criticism?
 "The angry Vishwaguru")
Emergency was a mistake says Rahul Gandhi in conversation with Kaushik Basu
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said what happened during that period was "wrong", but it was fundamentally different from the current scenario
 "Emergency was a mistake says Rahul Gandhi in conversation with Kaushik Basu")
Frames per Second: The strange career of Kissa Kursi Ka
The film critical of Indira Gandhi's regime was banned during the Emergency, but what's the purpose of continued censorship now?
 "Frames per Second: The strange career of Kissa Kursi Ka")
Frames per Second: In custody, then and now
Anand Patwardhan's film Prisoner of Conscience, on political prisoners in India during the Emergency, has some deep resonances for our times
 "Frames per Second: In custody, then and now")
The foreign hand, again
Conspiratorial thinking leads to tyranny. It means you imagine connections between disparate groups of dissenters, and thereby elevate in your mind their danger to the state
Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget
The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
 "Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget")
'Iron lady': Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary
The Congress paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying the whole country still gives the example of her impressive leadership
 "'Iron lady': Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary")
Rich tributes paid to former PM Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary
The nation on Saturday paid homage to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary, recalling her contribution
Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary
Modi-Shah's Ashwamedha Yagna with NDA almost complete
Modi and Shah's BJP doesn't need the NDA anymore. Advani's experiment is over, used and discarded
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GST, farm Bills and 4 other events that widened Centre-state trust deficit
The roots of the trust deficit lie in the unwillingness of the political authorities to invest in cooperative federalism since their priority is to secure and wield power at the central level
