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TopicMorarji Desai

Topic: Morarji Desai

41 years ago, Morarji Desai’s govt also demonetised high value banknotes

On 16 January 1978, the Janata Party-led government demonetised Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 banknotes to weed out black money.

IG Patel: The RBI governor who told then PM Morarji Desai ‘demonetisation won’t work’

Patel was the first Indian director of London School of Economics, and worked with four Indian PMs — Nehru, Shastri, Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai.

Why Ruskin Bond never wrote about Indian politicians

In this excerpt from his book 'Beauty of All My Days', Bond recalls memories of him having seen and heard Nehru as well as his conversations with Morarji Desai, Acharya Kripalani. 

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.

Narendra Modi won’t be too troubled by no-confidence motion, suggests Parliament history

A total of 26 no-confidence motions and 11 confidence motions moved so far, but only three govts have fallen.

When Pranab recalled the churn RSS caused in Janata Party in ‘the Indira years’

Amid the controversy over the former President’s decision to address an RSS event, here is an excerpt from his book ‘The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years’ on the tumult that followed the Emergency.

Malaysia of 2018 has learnt lessons from India of 1977. And, so should we

As an Indian and a democrat – and as an opposition politician also facing a seemingly unvanquishable foe in power, and looking to unity and popular support to bring about change – I can only wish the new coalition government in Malaysia well.

How the US viewed the 1967 Sikkim skirmishes between India and China

The CIA saw the Nathu La clashes as “military expressions of intensified political relations”, and asked for better reporting on the Sino-Indian border situation.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.