Civil servant BD Pande’s memoir In The Service of Free India offers an insider’s account of some of Indian politics’ defining moments, including Emergency and the events leading up to Operation Blue Star
🔴 Deb Mukharji writes: It leads South Asia in almost all social and economic indices. The only cloud is the state of politics, which is increasingly seen as hostile to critical voices
Looking at the balance sheet of Indo-Bangladesh relations, it would have to be acknowledged that the ledger tilts, perhaps heavily, in favour of Bangladesh.
Jawaharlal Nehru granted special status to Sikkim in 1947, overriding Vallabhbhai Patel and BN Rau, who equated Sikkim with other members of the Chamber of Princes.
In the run-up to elections, the ruling party splits, opposition alliance distrusts proposed caretaker regime and controversy engulfs election commissioners
