Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Wikileaks ), said the Chandigarh session "underscored Mrs Gandhi's overriding political position and enhanced authoritarianism in India. There was no dissent. For the first time, no amendments were even considered to the resolutions that were drawn ...

In my earlier article 'Will Congress Rule for Ever', I had suggested that there was no alternative to the Congress at the Centre. After Mrs. Sonia Gandhi forced Mr. Manmohan Singh to sack the Law and Railway minister, I feel it is important that we ...

Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with her son Sanjay Gandhi. (IE Archive) Related Top Stories According to WikiLeaks cables, the US had predicted an increased threat of assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay during ...

London, April 17: Had the spirit of Indira Gandhi been present inside St Paul's Cathedral for her friend Margaret Thatcher's funeral this morning, she would probably have said something like: "Well, it's a bit different from mine." Indeed, it was.

New Delhi: After the expose on Rajiv Gandhi's role in the Swedish jet deal, transparency watchdog Wikileaks hints at a mole in Indira Gandhis household. According to media reports, the latest cables released by Wikileaks make repeated references to ...

, that there was disaffection brewing between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed during the Emergency. "Fakhruddin is concerned that the PM and her son are pushing too hard on the political and Constitutional system of ...

The Indian government's assertions that its first nuclear blast in 1974 was for peaceful purposes was described by Chinese diplomats as "nonsense" and that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had "inherited the hypocrisy" of her father Jawaharlal ...

An article by the now superannuated and former Editor of Outlook magazine Mr. Vinod Mehta in Sunday Times dated 28th April, 2013, tries to draw parallels between Sanjay Gandhi and Narendra Modi, claiming that he is version 2 of Sanjay Gandhi. I ...

There was a lot in common between former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her British contemporary Margaret Thatcher as the two had struck up a close rapport and both felt the loneliness of high office.Besides being the first women to take ...