Answer the questions based on the following image: |
Who among the Indian leaders pressed for a more open economy and computer technology and also sent the Indian Army contingent on the request of the Sri Lankan government? |
Indira Gandhi Moraji Desai Jawaharlal Nehru Rajiv Gandhi |
Rajiv Gandhi |
The correct answer is Option (4) → Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991): Prime Minister of India between 1984 and 1989; son of Indira Gandhi; joined active politics after 1980; reached agreements with militants in Punjab, Mizoram and the students’ union in Assam; pressed for a more open economy and computer technology; sent Indian Army contingent on the request of Sri Lankan government, to sort out the Sinhala Tamil conflict; assassinated by suspected LTTE suicide bomber. |