
February 03, 2014 04:45 IST
How she cannily allied with the CPI to undercut the CPM and raise her standing after the Congress split
Mon, Feb 03, 2014
January 24, 2014 02:11 IST
The recent India-Pakistan trade breakthrough was a long time in the making.
Fri, Jan 24, 2014
December 23, 2013 01:08 IST
Zakir Husains death in 1969 exposed the battle between Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai for leadership within the party.
Fri, Jan 10, 2014December 17, 2013 00:16 IST
War,secrets and spies heralded the now-retiring MiG-21s arrival in India.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014November 25, 2013 05:24 IST
In 1967,the defection of Stalins daughter to the US while on Indian soil captured the worlds imagination
Mon, Nov 25, 2013November 11, 2013 03:45 IST
The party's poor performance in the 1967 polls put an end to Morarji Desais leadership bid.
Mon, Nov 11, 2013June 24, 2013 05:06 IST
Indira Gandhis position was strengthened by the catastrophe that befell the Congress in the 1967 polls
Mon, Jun 24, 2013June 18, 2013 00:03 IST
Both the BJP and Congress are responsible for a dysfunctional Parliament
Tue, Jun 18, 2013June 10, 2013 00:48 IST
Lyndon B. Johnsons retaliation for Indias condemnation of the Vietnam war was swift and searing
Mon, Jun 10, 2013May 27, 2013 04:02 IST
Indira Gandhi's decision to devalue the rupee in 1966,as Lal Bahadur Shastri had intended to do,was controversial
Mon, May 27, 2013May 16, 2013 03:21 IST
The next head of government should be a member of the directly elected House
Thu, May 16, 2013May 13, 2013 00:46 IST
Indira Gandhi secured food and economic aid,but came under attack from within her party and without
Mon, May 13, 2013April 29, 2013 00:22 IST
Indira Gandhi used her trip to Washington to send a message to the British prime minister
Mon, Apr 29, 2013April 15, 2013 02:58 IST
The crowds that had gone delirious while welcoming her rise to power were now demonstrating against her.
Mon, Apr 15, 2013April 08, 2013 00:51 IST
No party is averse to welcoming political migratory birds. But the Congress takes the cake
Mon, Apr 08, 2013April 01, 2013 22:15 IST
Indira Gandhi had a challenging start to her first tenure as prime minister
Mon, Apr 01, 2013March 25, 2013 03:54 IST
Intelligence agencies must be made subject to parliamentary scrutiny
Mon, Mar 25, 2013March 18, 2013 03:43 IST
The Congress top brass rallied around Indira Gandhi in the leadership tussle after Shastris death
Mon, Mar 18, 2013March 04, 2013 02:17 IST
With the signing of a peace agreement between India and Pakistan came the news of Lal Bahadur Shastris passing
Mon, Mar 04, 2013October 29, 2012 02:57 IST
Having decided against a nuclear bomb,Shastri embarked on a quest for nuclear guarantees from the US and the Soviet Union
Mon, Oct 29, 2012October 20, 2012 02:28 IST
Remembering the military debacle of 1962 is not enough. India must ensure its security from a fundamentally adversarial China
Sat, Oct 20, 2012October 15, 2012 03:05 IST
But before going to foreign powers for a security guarantee,the PM had to consolidate domestic support
Mon, Oct 15, 2012October 04, 2012 01:52 IST
Why they say the cabinet reshuffle must wait till after mid-October
Thu, Oct 04, 2012October 01, 2012 23:47 IST
Several factors prevented Lal Bahadur Shastri from devising a sturdy response to a nuclear China
Mon, Oct 01, 2012September 22, 2012 01:06 IST
G. Kasturi,the longest serving editor of The Hindu,always insisted on adherence to the highest values of journalism
Sat, Sep 22, 2012




