04-26-2007, 08:49 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+Apr 26 2007, 08:04 PM-->QUOTE(ramana @ Apr 26 2007, 08:04 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ashok, Re Lalu's visage- shades of Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thats an interesting take!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->There is a theory that the protest movement against Mrs. IG was a color revloution before its time. Most all the principals had US connections.
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USA definitely was not enamored of Indira Gandhi. And must have tried to support her opponents. But I think the lack of a unified/single party opposing Indira Gandhi reduced US influence. Janata Party as a whole was such a medley of self important leaders, that USA couldn't have had much overall influence as in the recent color revolutions. It is not a surprise that USA finds it much easier to deal with dictators/single-leaders etc. Even though Janata Party fought the elections as a single party, only Jayaprakash Narayan kept the flock together. After him every constituent went its own way.
Thats an interesting take!
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->There is a theory that the protest movement against Mrs. IG was a color revloution before its time. Most all the principals had US connections.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
USA definitely was not enamored of Indira Gandhi. And must have tried to support her opponents. But I think the lack of a unified/single party opposing Indira Gandhi reduced US influence. Janata Party as a whole was such a medley of self important leaders, that USA couldn't have had much overall influence as in the recent color revolutions. It is not a surprise that USA finds it much easier to deal with dictators/single-leaders etc. Even though Janata Party fought the elections as a single party, only Jayaprakash Narayan kept the flock together. After him every constituent went its own way.