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.
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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)
