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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicEmergency

Topic: Emergency

Indira Gandhi’s damage to democracy has resulted in mis-governance to this day

In his book, Emergency Retold, Kuldip Nayar writes about how the Emergency hangover continues in government, judiciary and civil services.

Kuldip Nayar, journalist, diplomat and former MP, passes away at 95

A known crusader for press freedom, Nayar worked in several newspapers, and was among those arrested during the Emergency.

From Nehru’s stenographer to Indira’s man Friday, the life and times of R.K. Dhawan

The senior Congress leader who passed away Monday was known to be Indira Gandhi’s closest confidant during and after the Emergency.

As per RSS thesaurus, Jaitley’s Hitler comparison is a great compliment to Indira Gandhi

There are innumerable references to the greatness of Hitler and Mussolini in the writings and speeches of several RSS ideologues.

In remembering the Emergency, don’t forget what Justice H.R. Khanna wrote about minorities

Justice H.R. Khanna had shown real spine when all pillars of the state had decided to play dead in front of Indira Gandhi.

M.J. Akbar, who likened Modi to Hitler, says Emergency was ‘free India’s Jallianwala Bagh’

The minister of state for external affairs, who was once former PM Rajiv Gandhi's official spokesperson, calls Indira Gandhi an ‘imperial queen’.

Modi criticises Emergency, but his party happily did business with those responsible for it

Narendra Modi lambasted the Congress, but chose not to speak on those who implemented the Gandhi family’s diktats during Emergency.

Delhi’s damaged environment & dirt and danger in West Bengal

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Narendra Modi attacks ‘one family’ for Emergency, but not everyone in the family backed it

Narendra Modi aims to use the bogey of Emergency as a diversionary tactic.

Don’t ignore us for top posts: IRS body tells Modi, and a visual timeline of the Emergency

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.