History

How Did Lal Bahadur Shastri's Sudden Demise Pave The Way For Indira Gandhi's Political Career?

On January 11, 1966, a massive crowd of Indian politicians, government officials, military officers, heads of states of other countries and the public had thronged New Delhi's Palam Airport. They were waiting for a small Soviet aircraft that was bringing in the dead body of the country's second...