As head of the Prime Minister's secretariat under Indira Gandhi, P.N. Dhar witnessed and participated in some of the major decisions made by Mr Gandhi, most notably the controversial 'Emergency', the merger of Sikkim with India, the Bangladesh war of 1971, and the Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan. This book is an insider's account of those years and contains a brilliant analysis of the changing contours of Indian democracy.
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As head of the Prime Minister's secretariat under Indira Gandhi, P.N. Dhar witnessed and participated in some of the major decisions made by Mr Gandhi, most notably the controversial 'Emergency', the merger of Sikkim with India, the Bangladesh war of 1971, and the Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan. This book is an insider's account of those years and contains a brilliant analysis of the changing contours of Indian democracy.
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