Benazir Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, who have been prime minister of two neighboring countries, Pakistan and India respectively, do have some similarities in trivial matters, but not much similarities in their personalities or their political achievements.
The similarities are mostly limited to the facts that both were daughters of prime ministers of their respective countries, and both were assassinated by terrorist groups within their countries.
Beyond the above referred similarities, which have no bearing either on their personal abilities or their achievement as politicians, the two are quite different. Indira Gandhi Has been highly successful Prime Minister, and took many bold decisions and actions that have helped India move against path of progress. Major achievements of Indira Gandhi include, abolition of privy purses and special privilages of erstwhile princes of independent states that existed under British Protection, and nationalization of major banks and industries. Indira Gandhi's actions in imposing emergency rule in India, definitely smacks of attempts to impose totalitarian rule, which cannot be condoned. However the action definitely illustrates the boldness of Indira Gandhi. Further, By restoring democratic rule after the emergency, she cleared herself from the suspicions of dictatorial ambitions. In contrast, Benazir Bhutto has no such major achievements to her credit.
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