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Blinded by devotion to power and her son

Published on Jun 21, 2025 12:54 IST
The truth is, as Srinath Raghavan’s book points out, Indira Gandhi never thought very highly of democracy

Reel life in the dark room of Emergency

Playback singer Kishore Kumar was another artiste who fell out with the authorities during the Emergency. (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 20, 2025 15:06 IST

New enemy in the West is the illegal migrant

Record numbers of people moving past national borders are also ensuring that the word migrant has an edgy and controversial connotation. (AFP)
Published on Jun 20, 2025 15:06 IST

The Emergency and its external dimension

The imposition of Emergency was publicly disapproved by the US state department and American media. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 19, 2025 14:58 IST

The G7’s unravelling and India-Canada reset

For Canada, caught between an unpredictable US and an increasingly untrustworthy China, engagement with India offers a stabilising alternative. (DPR PMO/ANI)
Published on Jun 19, 2025 14:57 IST

No thug life moment for film releases

The fact is those uncomfortable with a film have the freedom not to watch it but have no right to disrupt its public exhibition once cleared by a State agency. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 18, 2025 14:46 IST

Trump vs Musk: Perils of confronting POTUS

There’s also an instructive — and cautionary — lesson here for Democrats eager to welcome Musk into their fold. (AFP)
Published on Jun 18, 2025 14:36 IST

Political and economic roots of the Emergency

Jayaprakash Narayan gave a call for sampoorn kranti (total revolution) in 1974 to cleanse Indian politics of corruption. (HT Archive)
Published on Jun 16, 2025 13:55 IST

Five years on, the lessons of Galwan

How Beijing’s ruling elite views us was evident recently during the military conflict with Pakistan last month. China openly sided with Pakistan (AP)
Updated on Jun 15, 2025 16:10 IST

An arena for Islamabad to do grandstanding

During its presidency, Pakistan can be expected to do all it can to have an open debate on Jammu and Kashmir (AP)
Published on Jun 15, 2025 15:50 IST

Marriage, and space for women saying No

A 2018 survey found 93% of Indians chose arranged marriages against just 3% who marry for love (PTI)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 16:37 IST

Indira Gandhi and the making of Emergency

The years between 1967 and 1973 witnessed a dramatic shift in relative power towards the executive, especially the office of the prime minister (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 16:14 IST