An ex-United Nations diplomat and a veteran politician emerged on Friday as contenders to lead India’s main opposition Congress party as it prepares to elect a new president from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty for the first time in nearly 25 years. (https://www.reuters.com/world/india/gandhi-loyalist-ex-un-diplomat-race-lead-indias-opposition-congress-party-2022-09-30/) Shashi Tharoor, a three-term federal lawmaker who previously served as a U.N. Under-Secretary General, said he had submitted nomination papers to lead the 137-year-old party. The Congress, which helped lead India’s struggle for independence from Britain that was achieved in 1947 and dominated Indian politics for decades afterwards, has mostly been led by a member of the Gandhi family. Sonia Gandhi is currently the party’s interim president after her son, Rahul, resigned from the position in July 2019.