ISAS Insights

In May 1969, the President of India died, and a story began that continues to unfold in New Delhi today. The tale involves the office of the presidency of India, the new occupant of that office, Pranab Mukherjee, and the descendants of Jawaharlal Nehru. It's a story with an unpredictable future and a twisty history. Mr Mukherjee was sworn in as India's 13th President on 25 July 2012, but his career in the Congress Party and his connections with the Nehru family took off in the fateful monsoon months of 1969.