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If Shastri had not passed away in Tashkent he may well have been Prime Minister for two terms

Indira Gandhi, India, Former Prime Minister

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	The lead editorial in the Business Standard dated May 23, 2022 is both very timely and accurate. However, I would like to make one correction. Jawaharlal Nehru was followed by Lal Bahadur Shastri as Prime Minister.&nbsp;</div>
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	If Shastri had not passed away in Tashkent he may well have been Prime Minister for two terms. It is highly unfair to Nehru to call it the Nehru/Gandhi dynasty. In my view it should be called the Indira Gandhi dynasty.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Jaimini Bhagwati</strong></div>
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	<em>The writer is a former Indian Ambassador, World Bank Treasury finance specialist and currently Distinguished Fellow at Centre for Social and Economic Progress.</em></div>

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