Not sure Muntho Dhalo was a "logistical base", more like a forward camp. By logistical base, we mean ammunition storage, fuel dumps, ration supplies, etc.
Indira Gandhi was an ultra-level leader, she was an anomaly really. A perfect example of "tough times create strong men (or women)."
ABVP was an idealist. That was his downfall. People like him are better in books than in real life.
As for a stronger posture, I believe once we reach a 10 trillion $ GDP mark, we will start seeing our fangs getting out.
When it comes to Indira Gandhi;
1. She was the destroyer-in-chief of Indian economy,
2. Created a Frankenstein Monster called JSB, let them run amok and eventually, had to pay the price with interest,
3. Imposed an emergency,
4. Sterilized millions; forcefully,
5. Dismissed opposition ruled governments at will,
6. Committed one foreign policy blunder after another,
7. Kicked out foreign investors
Etc.
And don't even get me started over how she scammed the whole of India over that Maruti (whose managing director happened to be a certain Sanjay Gandhi) saga or how she cozied up to pak to get the Indian delegation invited at the first ever OIC summit, held in Morocco only to get the Indian delegation thoroughly humiliated (and eventually kicked out of the summit even before it started) just because pak would later go back on their promises.
Easily the worst PM the nation has ever had and with the likes of VP Singh and Morarji Desai around - that is some achievement in itself.....
A victory in 1971 cannot and must not absolve herself of her crimes against the people of the republic.