Indira Gandhi

As Prime Minister, navigated the 1971 crisis by deliberately delaying military action for months, reasoning to Parliament that premature action would let a rival power frame the conflict unfavorably, ahead of the December 1971 war.

Consolidated her position within the Congress party and drove a major policy through Parliament by personal will, over the fierce internal opposition of the party elders who had installed her expecting a controllable figurehead.

Rebuilt her political career within roughly three years after a decisive electoral defeat and total loss of power, returning to Parliament within about eighteen months.

In 1975, moved from an adverse court ruling to declaring a national Emergency within days, informing even her own inner circle only after the fact -- a 21-month period of internationally condemned authoritarian rule over which she held ultimate authority without curbing it.

A unilateral, high-risk exercise of power that she sustained for 21 months is the basis for the profile's risk_tolerance score. Risk Tolerance

In 1984, ordered a military assault on a highly sensitive religious site despite foreseeable severe backlash.

Ordering high-risk military action with foreseeable severe consequences is the basis for the profile's risk_tolerance score. Risk Tolerance

Ended the 21-month Emergency to return to open electoral competition once she judged the moment right, then lost the subsequent election decisively before rebuilding her political career.

Reversing course on a defining decision once circumstances changed is the basis for the profile's adaptability score. Adaptability