Nehru-Gandhi

Led by the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, the Congress Party has ruled India for most of the six decades since independence.

Mother's Absence Provides Political Opening for Another Gandhi 2011

Rahul Gandhi has long been seen as a future prime minister in a country where the Congress Party relies heavily on having a member of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty at its helm.

Mother's Absence Provides Political Opening for Another Gandhi 2011

Rahul Gandhi, a leading member of Parliament and heir apparent to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, even told the U.S. ambassador in 2009 that radicalized Hindu groups were a bigger threat to India than support for Lashkar-i-Taiba, a militant group that is accused in the Mumbai attacks, according to a cable released by WikiLeaks.

Hindu terrorism charges force India to reflect on prejudices against Muslims 2011

Rahul Gandhi represents the fourth generation of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty.

Mother's Absence Provides Political Opening for Another Gandhi 2011

With some exceptions, this is also true of India's intensely competitive, and often very violent, electoral politics; it explains why 128 of the 543 members of the last Indian parliament faced criminal charges, ranging from murder to human trafficking, and why armies of sycophants still trail the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven – review 2011

India does have a predilection for nepotism in choosing its leaders, as the generations-long success of the Nehru-Gandhi family attests.

How to Get Ahead in India Hartosh Singh Bal 2011

To level exclusive blame for this problem on the present government or the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is merely to play politics by hearsay while totally missing the forest for the trees.

In Defense of Mr. Singh 2011

When the party won parliamentary polls in 2004, it was Mrs. Gandhi, a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that has dominated Indian politics since independence, who anointed Mr. Singh to the top post.

Mr. Singh's Lament 2011

Mrs. Gandhi's links to India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty—her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, was prime minister for 15 years and the daughter of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru—are a big part of her appeal to the masses.

India's Sonia Gandhi Travels to U.S. for Medical Treatment Amol Sharma 2011

The 64-year old Mrs. Gandhi, who stands at the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty which has ruled India for most of the years since the country gained independence from British rule in 1947, had been absent for almost a month.

Sonia Gandhi Back in New Delhi after Surgery Vibhuti Agarwal 2011