An undeclared Emergency today ? Not quite
The evidence available does not suggest that there is an undeclared Emergency, but there is clearly a greater concentration of power at the Centre, and misuse of the anti-corruption agencies.
Updated At : 07:01 AM Jun 24, 2025 IST
Same? The power in the PMO under Modi is reminiscent of what it was like under Indira Gandhi’s rule. ANI/ File
THE "internal Emergency", imposed by Indira Gandhi on the country after she was found guilty of violation of electoral laws, is widely reckoned to be one of the darkest periods in Indian history. Large-scale political repression and jailing of opponents shocked the nation. And, with Indira's son Sanjay Gandhi singling out high population as one of the country's biggest challenges, it was not long before a pliant bureaucracy was given sterilisation quotas.
