
February 03,2014 04:45:45 AM
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 02:11:35 AM
The recent India-Pakistan trade breakthrough was a long time in the making.
Fri, Jan 24, 2014
December 23,2013 01:08:46 AM
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 00:16:39 AM
War,secrets and spies heralded the now-retiring MiG-21s arrival in India.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014November 25,2013 05:24:11 AM
In 1967,the defection of Stalins daughter to the US while on Indian soil captured the worlds imagination
Mon, Nov 25, 2013November 11,2013 03:45:53 AM
The party's poor performance in the 1967 polls put an end to Morarji Desais leadership bid.
Mon, Nov 11, 2013June 24,2013 05:06:12 AM
Indira Gandhis position was strengthened by the catastrophe that befell the Congress in the 1967 polls
Mon, Jun 24, 2013June 18,2013 00:03:10 AM
Both the BJP and Congress are responsible for a dysfunctional Parliament
Tue, Jun 18, 2013June 10,2013 00:48:35 AM
Lyndon B. Johnsons retaliation for Indias condemnation of the Vietnam war was swift and searing
Mon, Jun 10, 2013May 27,2013 04:02:11 AM
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 03:21:11 AM
The next head of government should be a member of the directly elected House
Thu, May 16, 2013May 13,2013 00:46:44 AM
Indira Gandhi secured food and economic aid,but came under attack from within her party and without
Mon, May 13, 2013April 29,2013 00:22:58 AM
Indira Gandhi used her trip to Washington to send a message to the British prime minister
Mon, Apr 29, 2013April 15,2013 02:58:09 AM
The crowds that had gone delirious while welcoming her rise to power were now demonstrating against her.
Mon, Apr 15, 2013April 08,2013 00:51:49 AM
No party is averse to welcoming political migratory birds. But the Congress takes the cake
Mon, Apr 08, 2013April 01,2013 22:15:50 PM
Indira Gandhi had a challenging start to her first tenure as prime minister
Mon, Apr 01, 2013March 25,2013 03:54:20 AM
Intelligence agencies must be made subject to parliamentary scrutiny
Mon, Mar 25, 2013March 18,2013 03:43:04 AM
The Congress top brass rallied around Indira Gandhi in the leadership tussle after Shastris death
Mon, Mar 18, 2013March 04,2013 02:17:56 AM
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 02:57:22 AM
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 02:28:57 AM
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 03:05:28 AM
But before going to foreign powers for a security guarantee,the PM had to consolidate domestic support
Mon, Oct 15, 2012October 04,2012 01:52:39 AM
Why they say the cabinet reshuffle must wait till after mid-October
Thu, Oct 04, 2012October 01,2012 23:47:39 PM
Several factors prevented Lal Bahadur Shastri from devising a sturdy response to a nuclear China
Mon, Oct 01, 2012September 22,2012 01:06:18 AM
G. Kasturi,the longest serving editor of The Hindu,always insisted on adherence to the highest values of journalism
Sat, Sep 22, 2012



