While some underground activity was going on, Indira Gandhi was in complete control of the government, the Army and the judiciary. Indira Gandhi wanted to ensure that she could prove to the British that she was democratically popular. The fact is that India and its politicians exist in a goldfish bowl where they are acutely aware of the Western gaze. AdvertisingA recent example of this sensitivity to Western opinion came when the British Labour Party passed a resolution on Kashmir. All these years no one has paid any attention to Labour Party resolutions.

Source: Indian Express October 19, 2019 20:37 UTC