Whisperers Who Influence the Powerful

This power player with ideological roots has become one of the most important voices driving economic policy in India.

For decades, this soft-spoken adviser was a guiding force in Bangladeshi politics — whether in an official or unofficial capacity.

Even the mighty Genghis Khan needed a whisperer — someone who operated on the fringes of the spotlight.

She started as a concubine and then transformed herself into a key political player at the court of a 16th-century sultan.