Much better than the current headline and marketing driven administration in present day India, plunging India down the rabbit hole of spiralling economic decline and for the sake of elections and power creating a divided India with Hindu agenda (appeasing majority).
That’s in a completely different league when it comes to authoritarianism.
The current PM just keeps winning large electoral victories and is passing laws that benefit his ideology. And sometimes in ways that circumvents the constitution of India.
I think there is a difference.
> brought Sikkim into democratic fold removing the monarchy
She also de-democratized India through the emergency and became a near-monarch in her time in power.
> spiralling economic decline
Indira Gandhi was the leader during majority of India's biggest decline during the 1980s. It led to India going entirely bankrupt, begging the IMF for money and being coerced into liberalization.
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Indira Gandhi was an IronLady with accomplishments that deserve respect, but her failings with regards to sectarian violence, economy and soft authoritarianism are quite well known and well accepted.
edit: changed phrasing to less inflammatory
<Shows in great details Indira Gandhi was a real Ironlady>
Would you hail me as an 'Ironlady' if I were to overwhelm you by force?
<who brought Sikkim into democratic fold removing the monarchy>
What is this category of democracy that you extol? I find it ironical that you would label as a win for the spread of democracy the forceful takeover of an independent kingdom.
Today the western democracy is existing by forceful takeover of independent kings and kingdoms, where minority rules through the tyranny of power and weapons.
If you read the history you will know that over 75% of population in Sikkim wanted self governance, India just helped through that transition and prevented minority to be ruled by force.
Is that so? Now I'm left wondering what world you are living in.
<If you read the history you will know that over 75% of population in Sikkim wanted self governance, India just helped through that transition and prevented minority to be ruled by force.>
Self governance, by India. How does one miss that? smh