Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary: Her equations with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Nixon

Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary: Her equations with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Nixon

As India marks the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, it is impossible to ignore the two very different leaders whose paths crossed with hers during one of the most turbulent periods in South Asian history, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of Bangladesh, and Richard Nixon, the President of the United States. Her ties with one were warm and full of trust, her dealings with the other were tense and full of friction. Togethe…