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V.K. Krishna Menon

Essays

North Mumbai Elections of 1962: When Nawab Nehru Batted for a Communist Traitor

North Mumbai Elections of 1962: When Nawab Nehru Batted for a Communist Traitor

In the 1962 general elections for North Mumbai, Nehru inaugurated an ugly precedent of debasing public discourse only in order to get his Man Friday, V.K. Krishna Menon elected

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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When Nawab Nehru Feared a Coup: His Ultimate Nightmarish Legacy

When Nawab Nehru Feared a Coup: His Ultimate Nightmarish Legacy

After India's humiliation at China's hands in 1962, Nehru was a broken man. Instead of resigning owing moral responsibility, he stuck to his power and till the end of his life, he feared that a military coup would unseat him.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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