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#ExpressResearch: In the years immediately following the Partition, the political decisions taken to deal with evacuated properties went a long way in establishing the relationship that India and Pakistan shared with each other. | @AdrijaRoychow
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The Kapoor Haveli is where the great Raj Kapoor was born. Even in its dilapidated condition, the mansion has been occupying a special place in the heart of Peshawar. “Tourists and photographers are mesmerised by its unique wooden architecture."
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Last month the provincial government in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa announced its decision to buy the ancestral house of the Bollywood legend, conserve it and turn it into a museum. indianexpress.com/article/resear…
#Thread #ExpressResearch | A code of silence: The secrecy surrounding health of US presidents is not new @sahilmbeg
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@sahilmbeg #ExpressResearch | There is a long, uncomfortable history of American presidents being dishonest to the public about their health. In some cases, the issues were minor, in others quite serious.
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@sahilmbeg #ExpressResearch | In 1893, Grover Cleveland, the only American to have served two non-consecutive terms as president, boarded his friend’s yacht 'The Oneida' and was not heard for the next 5 days. In the eyes of the public, the president was on a fishing trip.
#ExpressResearch | “The President has proclaimed Emergency. There is nothing to panic about.” The words of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi blared from the All India Radio in the wee hours of June 26.
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The goal of the 21-month-long Emergency in the country was to control “internal disturbance”, for which the constitutional rights were suspended and freedom of speech and the press withdrawn.
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Indira Gandhi justified the drastic measure on:
1. India’s security and democracy was in danger
2. There was a need for rapid economic development
3. She warned against the intervention of powers from abroad which could destabilise and weaken India.
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1. India’s security and democracy was in danger
2. There was a need for rapid economic development
3. She warned against the intervention of powers from abroad which could destabilise and weaken India.
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