September 17,2012 03:01:05 AM
In 1965,relations between Shastri and Indira Gandhi became strained almost to the point of breaking
Mon, Sep 17, 2012September 07,2012 02:16:29 AM
From the glory days of the Nehru era to the squalid spectacle of today
Fri, Sep 07, 2012September 03,2012 00:24:49 AM
The new prime minister was soon besieged by food shortage and the language agitation
Mon, Sep 03, 2012August 20,2012 00:15:28 AM
Shastri called the new power centre the Prime Ministers Secretariat. It was Morarji Desai who changed the name
Mon, Aug 20, 2012August 15,2012 00:56:55 AM
What will it take to win freedom from the menace of 24x7 telesales?
Wed, Aug 15, 2012August 06,2012 03:35:49 AM
By appointing Swaran Singh foreign minister,Shastri displayed confidence and a sense of timing
Mon, Aug 06, 2012July 23,2012 02:52:28 AM
In performing his first task as PM cabinet formation Lal Bahadur Shastri revealed his political style
Mon, Jul 23, 2012July 21,2012 00:03:22 AM
The British created VIPs,independent India embraced them
Sat, Jul 21, 2012July 09,2012 00:20:56 AM
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 03:07:03 AM
Many still wonder how Indias most clear-eyed and hard-headed PM agreed to trust Bhuttos word
Mon, Jul 02, 2012June 29,2012 02:54:41 AM
Its 37th anniversary went practically unnoticed in the country
Fri, Jun 29, 2012June 25,2012 00:51:31 AM
A year before Shastris succession,Desai had already alienated his party and Parliament
Mon, Jun 25, 2012June 11,2012 02:53:31 AM
On June 2,1964,as Kamaraj had planned,Nehrus successor was named
Mon, Jun 11, 2012June 09,2012 00:39:24 AM
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 02:41:29 AM
The successor had stayed aloof from the tasteless bickering over succession
Mon, May 28, 2012May 14,2012 03:35:24 AM
Panditji was an ardent admirer of the Buddha. As it happened,May 27,1964 was Buddha Jayanti
Mon, May 14, 2012May 11,2012 03:16:54 AM
Pranab Mukherjee,the undeclared candidate for president,has formidable talent and incomparable experience
Fri, May 11, 2012April 30,2012 00:01:25 AM
Nehru did not,in the end,defeat time. But he utilised every minute he had
Mon, Apr 30, 2012April 27,2012 02:46:40 AM
Electing a president was not always a fragile numbers game. A look back at earlier contests
Fri, Apr 27, 2012April 16,2012 03:04:29 AM
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 02:11:12 AM
Kamaraj was in a pivotal position to shape the transition that began with Nehrus stroke
Mon, Apr 02, 2012March 30,2012 02:56:33 AM
Contrast this army chief with another aggrieved one: K.S. Thimayya
Fri, Mar 30, 2012March 19,2012 02:46:29 AM
The Kamaraj Plan was the ultimate win-win for the Congress leadership
Mon, Mar 19, 2012March 05,2012 03:55:50 AM
In 1964,Sheikh Abdullah visited Pakistan again to suggest a confederation between India,Pakistan and Kashmir
Mon, Mar 05, 2012February 20,2012 02:29:22 AM
Amid the armys ignominy in 1962,there were stories of incredible bravery like the battle of Rezang La
Mon, Feb 20, 2012



