Ms. Gandhi, who married into India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, is not just one of the world’s most powerful women, but one of the world’s most powerful people, period – she ranks No. 9 on Forbes’ list that spans both genders.
Gandhi was reelected to an unprecedented fourth term as head of the Indian National Congress Party, which won national elections in both 2004 and 2009. In light of India’s emergence in the last couple years as a burgeoning economic power, she’s become more important than ever.
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