Topic: Swatantra Party
Swatantra Party had a lot to say on China after 1962. If only Nehru had heard them
The reaction of Swatantra Party leaders C. Rajagopalachari, Minoo Masani, K.M. Munshi and N.G. Ranga during the 1962 War should be emulated today.
When a Singaporean critic of Marxist socialism took Indira Gandhi to court
The day after Indira Gandhi nationalised banks, R.C. Cooper air dashed to New Delhi to challenge the ordinance.
No accident India forgot Swatantra leader & my father Minoo Masani, the beef-eating Parsi
It’s hard to imagine Rajaji and Minoo’s liberal values being tolerated, let alone heeded, in Hindutva-led India today.
60 years ago, a Right liberal Swatantra Party had challenged Nehru’s socialist Raj
It was a sign of Swatantra Party's political acumen that many of its policies would be adopted by Narasimha Rao 17 years after its demise in 1974.
Lokanath Misra: Politician who opposed freedom to propagate religion as fundamental right
Lokanath Misra served as governor of three 3 northeastern states. As member of the Constituent Assembly, he highlighted need to protect Hindu culture & religion.
When Maharajas, business tycoons and peasant leaders joined the mundu-clad Rajaji to form the Swatantra Party
The Swatantra Party wandered in the wilderness for a few years and then disappeared but it succeeded even as it failed.
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Mohan Bhagwat is right, China is the big threat. But his prescription to counter it is flawed
India can fight China, but it needs peace & stability at home. It can't take on Beijing while re-lighting old fires like NRC or polarising Hindus & Muslims to win elections.