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Politician · Writer
Indian politician. As prime minister, he increased agricultural production, supported Bangladesh's independence, and declared a state of emergency. He is a person who thinks about democracy and authoritarian politics in India after independence.
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Bangladesh Liberation War
1971
War · Supporter
The Emergency in India
1975–1977
Political event · Leader
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Born into the Nehru family, he grew up in the atmosphere of the independence movement. Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first prime minister of independent India, and she was deeply involved in the politics of the Nationalist Congress Party.
As Prime Minister, he supported the Green Revolution and supported Bangladesh's independence during the Third Indo-Pakistan War in 1971. Meanwhile, in 1975, it declared a state of emergency and tightened control over the press and opposition.
Indira Gandhi gained support as a ``strong leader,'' but that strength also had the risk of undermining democratic institutions. In 1984, he was assassinated by a Sikh police officer.
When we study Indira Gandhi, we learn that post-independent India, while maintaining an electoral democracy, was shaken by poverty, war, religious conflict, and concentration of power. He is an important figure in modern South Asian history. We can also see the merits and demerits of strong national management.
