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The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country by citing internal and external threats to the country.
6 days ago · On June 25, India entered the fiftieth year of the imposition of the Emergency, an extraordinary 21-month period from 1975 to 1977, which saw the suspension of civil liberties, curtailment of press freedom, mass arrests, the cancellation of elections, and rule by decree. The Emergency, which was vigorously opposed by The Indian Express, was a ...
Jun 25, 2024 · The 21-month Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government was not just a dark period for Indian democracy that demonstrated how absolute power corrupts absolutely, but a landmark...
Jun 26, 2024 · The Indian Emergency was a 21-month period marked by unprecedented political turmoil in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a state of emergency across the nation, citing "internal...
Jun 25, 2018 · The goal of the 21-month-long Emergency in the country was to control “internal disturbance”, for which the constitutional rights were suspended and freedom of speech and the press withdrawn. Indira Gandhi justified the drastic measure in terms of national interest, primarily based on three grounds.
The chequered legacy of the Emergency, imposed by Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, meant that the topic would forever remain hotly contested in India's hyperpartisan political climate, even nearly...
Jun 26, 2015 · Emergency: The Dark Age of Indian democracy. From June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977 were 21 months of uncertainty and fear triggered by the imposition of internal Emergency by the then Prime...
