Congress Party President and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are seen at Shakti Stahl, the memorial for former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi on the 25th anniversary of her death in New Delhi on October 31, 2009. Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984, four months after she ordered troops into the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out Sikh militants fighting for an independent state. Twenty-five years after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, India is remembering with strong emotions the woman who holds the record as the longest serving prime minister of the world's largest democracy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

Congress Party President and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are seen at Shakti Stahl, the memorial for former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi on the 25th anniversary of her death in New Delhi on October 31, 2009. Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984, four months after she ordered troops into the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out Sikh militants fighting for an independent state. Twenty-five years after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, India is remembering with strong emotions the woman who holds the record as the longest serving prime minister of the world's largest democracy.

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  3. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, and Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, right, listen as Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed, unseen, speaks at an international conference on technology and climate change in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Singh said the world's poor nations will not sacrifice their development to achieve a new climate change agreement.
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  5. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives for a press conference in Mumbai on October 11, 2009. India hinted that a suicide attack on its embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul last week was staged by Pakistani militants who oppose its support of President Hamid Karzai's government. Singh, campaigning in Mumbai ahead of local elections, told reporters October 11 that 'Pakistan should realise the great harm that patronisation of terrorist groups has done to South Asia.'
  6. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets the members of the media at the end of his news conference in Srinagar October 29, 2009. Singh reached out to Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, offering to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency in the Himalayan region. Singh addressed a news conference on Thursday at the end of his two-day official visit to the troubled Kashmir region.
  7. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (seated) addresses a news conference in Srinagar October 29, 2009. Singh reached out to Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, offering to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency in the Himalayan region. Singh addressed a news conference on Thursday at the end of his two-day official visit to the troubled Kashmir region.
  8. India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets the members of the media at the end of his news conference in Srinagar October 29, 2009. Singh reached out to Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, offering to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency in the Himalayan region. Singh addressed a news conference on Wednesday at the end of his two-day official visit to the troubled Kashmir region.
  9. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose before a portrait of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, top center, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, which coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  10. Leader of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party L.K. Advani, left, speaks to Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on, on the first day of the winter session of the Indian Parliament, that coincided with the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  11. India's ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, center, offers tributes at the memorial of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. Seen to her left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi.
  12. India's ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, center, offers floral tributes at the memorial of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Indira Gandhi, the country's first and only woman prime minister, was shot to death in 1984 by her own bodyguards. Seen to her left is Sonia's son and Indira's grandson Rahul Gandhi.
  13. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Indian government coalition chairman Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on November 17, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a two-day visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  14. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Indian government coalition chairman Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on November 17, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a two-day visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  15. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Indian government coalition chairman Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on November 17, 2009. Harper on November 16 began a two-day visit to India, calling for stronger and improved ties with his nation, particularly on trade.
  16. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) shakes hands with Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi before their meeting in New Delhi November 17, 2009. Harper is on a four-day official visit to India.

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