Gandhi Dynasty- Politics as usual Should Rahul be suddenly anointed as party president and perhaps Indian prime minister, expect support from the United States. Gandhi further cemented her family’s legacy as the primary actor in regional politics by concluding another important foreign policy moment – On July 25, she went to Dhaka to accept an award given by Bangladesh posthumously to her mother-in-law India Gandhi for her contribution to Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971. Should Rahul become India’s next Prime Minister, we can expect continuity in India’s external relations – part of which is no change with regard to India’s long and frustrating quest for an end to Pakistani support for terrorism against India. Can Indians hope that the Congress Party, with its glorious independence history, will have the maturity to elect one from amongst itself, a professional in public service - or will we have a replay of 1984 when Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister after his mother’s assassination? Is it possible that at this moment of crisis, the limp Indian opposition will cohere into a credible force, and act responsibly to keep this large democracy viable and a model for other emerging nations seeking the same path? Or will India take the Pakistan route, becoming an estate to be handed over from generation to generation? Read more on my blog: www.anjalirao.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------- *Dr. Anjali Mohan Rao (*डाँ. अंजली मोहन राव )
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