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You cannot shake hands with a closed fist. - Indira Gandhi
" "You cannot shake hands with a closed fist.
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About Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the 1st prime minister of India. She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father.
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Also Known As
Birth Name:
Indira Nehru
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Indira Priyadarshini Nehru
Native Name:
इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी
Alternative Names:
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
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Indira Ghandi
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Gandhi Indira
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Nehru Indira
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Indira Feroze Gandhi
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India had barely become independent, in 1947, when Pakistan invaded Kashmir, which at the time was ruled by a maharajah. The maharajah fled, and the people of Kashmir, led by Sheikh Abdullah, asked for Indian help. Lord Mountbatten, who was still governor general, replied that he wouldn’t be able to supply aid to Kashmir unless Pakistan declared war, and he didn’t seem bothered by the fact that the Pakistanis were slaughtering the population. So our leaders decided to sign a document by which they bound themselves to go to war with Pakistan. And Mahatma Gandhi, apostle of nonviolence, signed along with them. Yes, he chose war. He said there was nothing else to do. War is inevitable when one must defend somebody or defend oneself.
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