Page 6 - Latest Updates on Indira Gandhi
Make a break, Mr Modi; the time has come to reverse the Avadi resolution
Avadi resolution made the state the leading player in economic activity. Mr Modi's riposte has to be in the opposite direction; it must say the state will step aside as it can no longer deliver
Govt sets up team to coordinate probe against three Gandhi family trusts
A special director in the Enforcement Directorate will head the team
 "Govt sets up team to coordinate probe against three Gandhi family trusts")
Congress's confusion
The party remains one of Mr Modi's most valuable political assets
 "Congress's confusion")
China's India strategy
This piece, carried in Business Standard 14 years ago on May 9, 2006, made certain forecasts which have proved correct. We are republishing the article
 "China's India strategy")
Modiji, change the mood
Unlike Mrs Gandhi, Mr Modi doesn't have to worry about his party, not yet. But he does have to worry a little bit about a war with China
'I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter': Priyanka dares UP govt
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was threatening her through various departments for speaking the truth
 "'I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter': Priyanka dares UP govt")
This is no Emergency
By looking for an Emergency in our times, we forget to notice that the first Republic inaugurated with the Constitution of India is already over
India won't forget sacrifice of those who fought for democracy during Emergency: Modi
Former prime minister Indira Gandhi had imposed the Emergency in the country on June 25, 1975
Before the Emergency
Political developments as have unfolded in independent India have often been seen as an outcome of policy shifts in an earlier period
 "Before the Emergency")
Clash in eastern Ladakh: A historical perspective
Among other things, a crystallisation of our political and security arrangements with countries which share our concerns over China's aggressive posture is required
 "Clash in eastern Ladakh: A historical perspective")
Rohinton Mistry's 1995 novel captured the grand tragedies of Emergency
A Fine Balance is also a ludicrous sketch of a nation, its grand tragedies and political misadventures, specifically during the Emergency of 1975, which was declared 45 years ago on June 25
 "Rohinton Mistry's 1995 novel captured the grand tragedies of Emergency")
Frames per Second: Music for tragedy
The stunning narrative and music of Haqeeqat tried to spin India's defeat in the 1962 China war as a tale of sacrifice
 "Frames per Second: Music for tragedy")
The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise
The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed
The intellectual comfort blanket
Many professional Indian economists today, as well as others who know some economics, also now have such a blanket
VP Naidu surprises journalists, makes calls to enquire about well-being
Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.
 "VP Naidu surprises journalists, makes calls to enquire about well-being")
Vande Bharat vs Bharat ke Bande: Is Modi losing his political touch?
PM Modi's pandemic messaging has been mostly directed at the middle class and elites and there's little empathy for the poor millions. Is he losing his political touch?
 "Vande Bharat vs Bharat ke Bande: Is Modi losing his political touch?")
Tamil Nadu's political mothership
Jayalalithaa was truly a lone empress loved fiercely by her party followers and loathed by her political adversaries
 "Tamil Nadu's political mothership")
Living with the known devil
It's the capacity of our poor and most vulnerable fellow citizens to accept adversity and struggle on
 "Living with the known devil")
The Congress' golden years
Book review of The Lotus Years: Political Life in India in the Time of Rajiv Gandhi
 "The Congress' golden years")
Satwant Singh to Nirbhaya case: History of executions in Independent India
Sixteen convicts have been executed in the country in the past three decades, including Yakub Memon, Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab.
 "Satwant Singh to Nirbhaya case: History of executions in Independent India")
