Decolonization and the Global Cold War in the 1970s

Emergency Chronicles

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 Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy’s Turning Point (page 155)

J. P. Narayan, the "political outsider" who did not hold any formal office, became the face of the opposition and spoke on behalf of the masses, the popular movement that spoke up against crony capitalism, rising inflation and corruption in government.

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Indira Gandhi: A Living Legacy (pages 54-55)

In 1975, the prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi declared an "Emergency" citing internal disturbances and foreign intrusion. The Constitution being suspended, Mrs. Gandhi issued a flurry of executive orders that suspended civil liberties and imprisoned any who attempted to resist her vision of reshaping society and the economy.

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