Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and wife, Sonia Gandhi, arrive in Delhi after their first state visit to the USSR
Rajiv Gandhi, early in his term as Prime Minister opted to visit the USSR for his first official state visit. In this photo, he returns to Delhi, jubilant after an extremely successful visit.
Rajiv Gandhi and Gorbachev had a close and productive relationship, meeting each other 7 times. Learn more here. Another interesting bit of history related to this can be seen in this declassified CIA briefing on the eve of Rajiv Gandhi’s visit.
Source caption
Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, right, and his wife Sonia arrive at the New Delhi airport in this May 26, 1985 file photo. After Indian pundits had written off the family dynasty that dates back to the birth of the Indian nation, the legendary Nehru-Gandhi clan is in the forefront of Indian politics again. (AP Photo/Douglas E. Curran)
How to cite
Douglas E. Curran. "Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and wife, Sonia Gandhi, arrive in Delhi after their first state visit to the USSR." Photograph, 26 May 1985. Associated Press, item 910879f26be4da11af9f0014c2589dfb. https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=910879f26be4da11af9f0014c2589dfb&mediatype=photo
Indian Exceptionalism Photograph Collection. "Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and wife, Sonia Gandhi, arrive in Delhi after their first state visit to the USSR." Accessed [accessed date]. https://indianexceptionalism.com/archive/ie-0012/
- Date
- 26 May 1985
- Place
- Delhi
- Credit
- Douglas E. Curran / Associated Press
- Source
- newsroom.ap.org
- Access
- Rights status undetermined. Reproduced here for study and commentary. Contact the curator regarding rights.
- Original
- 2048 × 1336 px