Forgotten Axiom

Forgotten Axiom Romesh Thapar INDIRA GANDHI'S skill in politicking has helped her to break the back of almost every party in the country, but it has yet to restore the backbone of her party'. This fact is beginning to weigh more and more heavily in the analysis of the trends now unfolding, trends which are pushing parties into 'coalitions', 'adjustments' and 'understandings' for mid-term polls and the division of political power following the elections.