Indira Gandhi, whose centenary birth anniversary falls this Sunday, was as complex a public figure as fascinating. Or a three-in-one leader in her different tenures.
India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
We Indian are habitual of living under Monarchy, Same family has ruled 50% of time of so called democratic India. Politics has become source of power, business and corruption.
A recent lecture by Shri Jairam Ramesh highlighted the role Prof P N Haksar played in the first, many would say the finest, of the three phases of Mrs Gandhi’s premiership. Almost like Prof Higgins working on Eliza Dolittle, preparing her for the greatness that lay ahead of her. After he was eased out, likely due to the growing shadow of Sanjay Gandhi, it all began to come apart. Perhaps that is also when, with respect, Mrs Gandhi began to lose her moral compass. 2. Her disdain for, and destruction of, institutions, the very converse of Pandit Nehru, will be the most toxic part of Mrs Gandhi’s legacy. The judiciary by and large redeemed itself, created the moat of the collegium, but others have still not fully recovered. 3. On the economy, whether her socialism was born out of conviction or political opportunism, one cannot say. However, her return to power in 1980 coincided with China’s opening up in 1978. Had she and then Rajiv Gandhi altered course, the differential that has grown would not have been so large. Durga she was …
We Indian are habitual of living under Monarchy, Same family has ruled 50% of time of so called democratic India. Politics has become source of power, business and corruption.
Kindly can we move on!
A recent lecture by Shri Jairam Ramesh highlighted the role Prof P N Haksar played in the first, many would say the finest, of the three phases of Mrs Gandhi’s premiership. Almost like Prof Higgins working on Eliza Dolittle, preparing her for the greatness that lay ahead of her. After he was eased out, likely due to the growing shadow of Sanjay Gandhi, it all began to come apart. Perhaps that is also when, with respect, Mrs Gandhi began to lose her moral compass. 2. Her disdain for, and destruction of, institutions, the very converse of Pandit Nehru, will be the most toxic part of Mrs Gandhi’s legacy. The judiciary by and large redeemed itself, created the moat of the collegium, but others have still not fully recovered. 3. On the economy, whether her socialism was born out of conviction or political opportunism, one cannot say. However, her return to power in 1980 coincided with China’s opening up in 1978. Had she and then Rajiv Gandhi altered course, the differential that has grown would not have been so large. Durga she was …
Like good wine, Shri Shekhar Gupta’s columns age well …