Indira Gandhi, the 'Emergency', and Indian Democracy
Price: 695.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195656459
Publication date:
25/09/2001
Paperback
440 pages
216x140mm
Price: 695.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195656459
Publication date:
25/09/2001
Paperback
440 pages
Dhar
Rights: World Rights
Dhar
Description
As head of the Prime Minister's secretariat under Indira Gandhi, P.N. Dhar witnessed and participated in some of the major decisions made by Mr Gandhi, most notably the controversial 'Emergency', the merger of Sikkim with India, the Bangladesh war of 1971, and the Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan. This book is an insider's account of those years and contains a brilliant analysis of the changing contours of Indian democracy.
About the author
Professor Dhar, Emeritus Professor, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, IndiaDhar
Description
As head of the Prime Minister's secretariat under Indira Gandhi, P.N. Dhar witnessed and participated in some of the major decisions made by Mr Gandhi, most notably the controversial 'Emergency', the merger of Sikkim with India, the Bangladesh war of 1971, and the Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan. This book is an insider's account of those years and contains a brilliant analysis of the changing contours of Indian democracy.
About the author
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