Sibling Rivalry #18 - The Great Reversal

The 70s decade saw a great reversal in the internal politics of India and Pakistan. India, thus far a stable democracy, slid into autocracy under Mrs Indira Gandhi during the emergency. Pakistan, meanwhile, was flirting with fledgling democracy, with its first real constitution being promulgated in 1973. But it was not long before status quo ante prevailed. Listen to the strange tale of the temporarily exchanged identities of the subcontinental rivals. Sources -  People, Passions and Politics - Mohammed YounisMilitary, State and Society in Pakistan - Hasan Askari RizviWar, Coups and Terror - Pakistan's Army - Brian CloughleyThe United States and Pakistan, 1947-2000 - Dennis Kux Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan- His Life & Times -- Stanley WolpertGenerals in Politics in Pakistan - Asghar KhanBhutto - Salman Taseer #HistoryPodcast #IndiaPakistan #Bhutto #IndiraGandhi #Emergency #1975 #GenZiaUlHaq #Democracy #Dictatorship