India: The Case of Nehru's Dog

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Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, who is herself a potential candidate to succeed Nehru, insisted that India's mood of unrest is a sign of "progress." Impatiently tapping a pink-toed, sandaled foot, Mrs. Gandhi explained: "When your children reach their teens, they suddenly feel their parents are all wrong. India is in that stage now, for it's just 16 years old. Everybody grumbles about taxes. But you can see the number of shops increasing, more people going to the cinema, more people going on holidays. Why, the mountain resorts are so chock-full that you can't find a bed anywhere!"

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