She came from humble Italian origins to join India’s ruling family. Then both her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, and her husband, Rajiv, were brutally murdered. In a rare interview, the politician talks about her reluctant rise to power, Narendra Modi’s repressive regime – and why youth protests...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/07/interview-sonia-gandhi-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-memoir-extract)

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