The forgotten story of India’s brush with presidential rule

DELHI — In the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s imposition of the state of emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended and much of the political oppositionDELHI — In the mid-1970s, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s imposition of the state of emergency, India entered a period where civil liberties were suspended and much of the political opposition