استمتع بـUnlimited مع Magzter GOLD

استمتع بـUnlimited مع Magzter GOLD

احصل على وصول غير محدود إلى أكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة وقصة مميزة مقابل

$149.99
 
$74.99/سنة

يحاول ذهب - حر

A Re-evaluation of the Life and Legacy of Ex-PM Indira Gandhi

June 16, 2025

|

Hindustan Times Haryana

Author Discusses Indira Gandhi's Unforeseen Right to Power and the Daunting Conditions Which Greeted Her Premiership

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi's ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 seems obvious with the benefit of hindsight, but it was entirely unforeseen at the time. Within years—if not months—she emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her era—serving as prime minister for 15 years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy.

A highly anticipated new book by historian Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India, unpacks that legacy, uncovering fresh material that challenges much of the conventional wisdom we've accumulated over the years. Raghavan is a professor of international relations and history at Ashoka University and a non-resident scholar at Carnegie India. He is the author of several celebrated books, including India's War: The Making of Modern South Asia and Fierce Enigmas: A History of the United States in South Asia.

Raghavan spoke about his book on last week's episode of

المزيد من القصص من Hindustan Times Haryana

Hindustan Times Haryana

Australia win 2nd ODI, seal series as missed chances peg back India

Australia No.3 Short top scores with 74 and receives a big helping hand from Connolly as hosts take 2-0 lead in series

time to read

3 mins

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

Deloitte pegs India’s FY26 GDP growth at 6.7-6.9%

THE FIRM RAISED ITS EARLIER FORECAST OF 6.5%, ON STRONGER-THAN-EXPECTED CONSUMPTION AND INVESTMENT

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

PLEA SEEKING TO DECLARE AYODHYA VERDICT NULL AND VOID DISMISSED

A Delhi court has dismissed a plea by an advocate, challenging a civil judge’s order that rejected a suit seeking the Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgment be declared null and void, noting that seeking guidance from the almighty cannot be berated as afraudulentact.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

MAN STABBED TO DEATH IN VIKAS NAGAR; THREE JUVENILES HELD

NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death in outer Delhi's Ranhola on Tuesday evening after he tried to intervene in an altercation between his neighbour and three juveniles, police said on Tuesday.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

Hindustan Times Haryana

After US, EU piles pressure with more Russia sanctions

The European Union (EU) heaped more economic sanctions on Russia on Thursday, as Chinese state oil companies suspended purchases of seaborne Russian crude following sweeping US sanctions, dealing a double blow to Moscow’s war revenues.

time to read

3 mins

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

Hindustan Times Haryana

RBI cautions states on fiscal discipline as bond yields rise

Flagging sharp rise in state bond yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned states against pre-election populist spending and fiscal slippage, especially in Bihar and Maharashtra.

time to read

2 mins

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

Intoxicated Indian-origin trucker causes crash in US state, killing 3 people

A 21-year-old Indian-origin truck driver has been accused of causing a semi-truck crash while allegedly driving intoxicated, killing three people in the US state of California earlier this week, according to a media report.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

CONG MLA, THREE OTHERS CHARGED OVER DEATH OF PARTY MEMBER

KOCHI: A Congress MLA and three other party leaders have been charged in connection with the death by suicide of Wayanad district Congress committee treasurer NM Vijayan and his son Jijesh in 2024 in Kerala, officials familiar with the matter said.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

Hindustan Times Haryana

HUL bets on price cuts for sales after GST disruption

Tax cuts on packaged food and personal care products disrupted stocks and depressed sales growth at Hindustan Unilever Ltd in the September quarter, but the consumer goods giant expects the price drop and a good monsoon to boost consumer sentiment and sales in the second half of 2025-26.

time to read

2 mins

October 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana

RAJ OFFICER, WHO HIT MAN AT FUEL PUMP, SUSPENDED

Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday suspended the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer Chhotu Lal Sharma, after he slapped a worker at a fuel pump station in Bhilwara on Tuesday.

time to read

1 min

October 24, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size