Winter 2025

At a recent gathering of the Congress party of India held in Chandigarh, Mrs. Gandhi presided over the meeting from a high platform, looking down upon her courtiers. The image evoked was that of Catherine the Great, haughty and contemptuous. …

One man alone has taken it upon himself to reverse India’s decline toward some form of authoritarian rule by Indira Gandhi, head of government, in the name of the Congress, India’s ruling party. Known familiarly as J.P. to tens of …