September 17, 2012 03:01 IST
In 1965,relations between Shastri and Indira Gandhi became strained almost to the point of breaking
Mon, Sep 17, 2012September 07, 2012 02:16 IST
From the glory days of the Nehru era to the squalid spectacle of today
Fri, Sep 07, 2012September 03, 2012 00:24 IST
The new prime minister was soon besieged by food shortage and the language agitation
Mon, Sep 03, 2012August 20, 2012 00:15 IST
Shastri called the new power centre the Prime Ministers Secretariat. It was Morarji Desai who changed the name
Mon, Aug 20, 2012August 15, 2012 00:56 IST
What will it take to win freedom from the menace of 24x7 telesales?
Wed, Aug 15, 2012August 06, 2012 03:35 IST
By appointing Swaran Singh foreign minister,Shastri displayed confidence and a sense of timing
Mon, Aug 06, 2012July 23, 2012 02:52 IST
In performing his first task as PM cabinet formation Lal Bahadur Shastri revealed his political style
Mon, Jul 23, 2012July 21, 2012 00:03 IST
The British created VIPs,independent India embraced them
Sat, Jul 21, 2012July 09, 2012 00:20 IST
General Chaudhuri ordered 6,000 soldiers in UP to come to Delhi for Nehrus funeral. He omitted to inform the defence minister
Mon, Jul 09, 2012July 02, 2012 03:07 IST
Many still wonder how Indias most clear-eyed and hard-headed PM agreed to trust Bhuttos word
Mon, Jul 02, 2012June 29, 2012 02:54 IST
Its 37th anniversary went practically unnoticed in the country
Fri, Jun 29, 2012June 25, 2012 00:51 IST
A year before Shastris succession,Desai had already alienated his party and Parliament
Mon, Jun 25, 2012June 11, 2012 02:53 IST
On June 2,1964,as Kamaraj had planned,Nehrus successor was named
Mon, Jun 11, 2012June 09, 2012 00:39 IST
A young diplomats concerns about Shimla Agreement go unheeded. An envoy to Vienna receives three curious instructions from Indira Gandhi. Engrossing accounts by former ambassadors
Sat, Jun 09, 2012May 28, 2012 02:41 IST
The successor had stayed aloof from the tasteless bickering over succession
Mon, May 28, 2012May 14, 2012 03:35 IST
Panditji was an ardent admirer of the Buddha. As it happened,May 27,1964 was Buddha Jayanti
Mon, May 14, 2012May 11, 2012 03:16 IST
Pranab Mukherjee,the undeclared candidate for president,has formidable talent and incomparable experience
Fri, May 11, 2012April 30, 2012 00:01 IST
Nehru did not,in the end,defeat time. But he utilised every minute he had
Mon, Apr 30, 2012April 27, 2012 02:46 IST
Electing a president was not always a fragile numbers game. A look back at earlier contests
Fri, Apr 27, 2012April 16, 2012 03:04 IST
An argument in the Lok Sabha over Nehrus faulty China policy led to the only no-confidence motion against his government
Mon, Apr 16, 2012April 02, 2012 02:11 IST
Kamaraj was in a pivotal position to shape the transition that began with Nehrus stroke
Mon, Apr 02, 2012March 30, 2012 02:56 IST
Contrast this army chief with another aggrieved one: K.S. Thimayya
Fri, Mar 30, 2012March 19, 2012 02:46 IST
The Kamaraj Plan was the ultimate win-win for the Congress leadership
Mon, Mar 19, 2012March 05, 2012 03:55 IST
In 1964,Sheikh Abdullah visited Pakistan again to suggest a confederation between India,Pakistan and Kashmir
Mon, Mar 05, 2012February 20, 2012 02:29 IST
Amid the armys ignominy in 1962,there were stories of incredible bravery like the battle of Rezang La
Mon, Feb 20, 2012



