India, Jan. 6 -- Old Delhi's Turkman Gate stands as a stark souvenir of India's Emergency era. This year marks the 50th year of its fateful link with that episode in our contemporary history. Consider author Patrick French words, describing those events that unfolded in 1976, in his book on India: "Standing by Turkman Gate in Delhi's old city, he (Sanjay Gandhi) told a government official he wanted to be able to see the Jama Masjid, the main mosque. Over a period of six days the command was implemented and. 150,000 shacks were knocked down. (On 19 April) The police fired on a group of homeless protesters near Turkman Gate, killing several." Half a century later, this afternoon in 2026, Turkman Gate's side walls are flanked by a fruit seller...