Word: indians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...M.P.s gathered in the high-domed Central Hall of the Parliament building. A slogan greeted her: "A new light has dawned-Indira has come." In response to the thunderous welcoming ovation, Indira, who wore a brown and red sari, folded her hands in the prayer-like Indian gesture of narnaste. She pledged to "rededicate myself, to rally the people to the cause of socialism and democracy and to rejuvenate the Congress." "The Congress Party has passed through many crises," added Indira. "We shall pass through this crisis also...
...majority in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), she intends to try to remain in power. For the time being, at least, she seems assured of sufficient support. She commands the backing of the 25 members of the Dravidian Advancement Party, a regional grouping that seeks south Indian independence. She also has the support of 23 independents. If these pledges hold-as expected-Indira will not have to rely on the Communist votes to remain in power, and her minority government is given an even chance of surviving until the next national elections scheduled...
Agnew's only constitutionally mandated job is presiding over the Senate, but his highly fragmented duties include heading the Space Council, the President's Council on Youth Opportunity, the Office of Intergovernmental Relations and the National Council on Indian Opportunity. White House business occupies up to 15 hours of his week?meetings of the National Security Council, the Cabinet, the Urban Affairs Council, the Environmental Quality Council, plus a weekly gathering of the Republican congressional leadership...
...inefficiency and sloth, India's dominant Congress Party has played a vital role in nurturing the growth of democracy in a diverse and desperately poor land. In the 22 years of India's independence from Britain, the party has been the stabilizing factor of Indian political life. A benign octopus that embraced both doctrinaire socialists and free-enterprising rightists, it provided the framework within which India's many sects and nationalities could work together for common political goals. During the past several years, though, the Congress Party has been increasingly riven by internal strife. Last week...
...Syndicate is threatening to use its control over the party machinery to force through a censure motion against Indira. Some Syndicate members favor the more drastic step of trying to expel her from the party. The looming schism poses many questions about what might happen next in Indian politics. One possibility: Indira could form a coalition between her wing of the party and the Communists and thus remain Prime...