Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born wife of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and daughter-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi, became India’s most powerful woman for dynastic reasons but she has consistently demonstrated that she is a shrewd behind-the-scenes political operator.&nbsp; For her, the main task at hand is to strengthen the Congress Party, which in early 2011 she was elected to lead for an unprecedented fourth term.
索妮娅·甘地，这位出生在意大利的印度前总理拉吉夫·甘地之妻，已故领导人英迪拉·甘地的儿媳凭借着家世成为印度权力最大的女性，但同时也不断表现出自己也是一位精明强干的幕后政治能手。她的主要任务增强印度国大党的力量，而她在20011年初再次当选党主席后已经是史无前例地第四次连任了。但索尼娅·甘地把相当大的精力放在推动妇女事务，尤其是推动妇女选举自身政治代表方面。事实上她也对普拉蒂巴·帕蒂尔成为印度第一位女性总统出力甚多。