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FILTER RESULTS ►Li Keqiang discusses trade, border disputes with Indian prime minister
Chinese premier Li Keqiang, in India for the first leg of his four-country tour, met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 19 to discuss a wide range of issues, Times of India reports. [ more › ]
Convicted Indian Spy Dies From Pakistani Jail Blow
(ISLAMABAD) — A convicted Indian spy who was on Pakistan’s death row died from a head injury after two inmates attacked him with a brick, state TV said early Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government would arrange to bring Sarabjit Singh’s remains home and for his last rites to be conducted in consultation with his family. Show More Summary
Hey, Congress, Leave that Pappu Alone
So the big news is that the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) had a meeting which was addressed by the appointed prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the son of his Italian madam, the half-Italian Mr. Raul Vinci who goes … Continue reading ?
Indian PM says downturn passing, asks industrialists for faith
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged business leaders on Wednesday to keep faith in his Congress-led government's efforts to improve a dire investment climate, without giving details of fresh steps to bring about a recovery...
Charges of political motivation behind Indian corruption investigation
In India's complex web of coalition politics, it's not uncommon for legislators to use threats, blackmail or rewards to prevent allies from walking away. On Tuesday, 48 hours after a key ally walked out of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's...Show More Summary
Sunil Sharan: India's Power Slipping Away?
Every Independence Day, the Indian prime minister highlights the need for more electricity and reduction in losses. Despite his promises, energy woes are strangulating the country. Manmohan Singh perhaps forgets that his obsession with power was precisely what won him power in 2009.
Sunil Sharan: When Will Singh Come?
No Indian prime minister or president has visited Pakistan since 1998. In contrast, top Pakistani leaders have visited India five times since. What will it take to get India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to cross the border?
Sunil Sharan: How India Failed Kashmir
Learn statecraft, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admonished his own home minister after he did not forewarn the family of a Kashmiri held responsible for an attack on India's Parliament, about his hanging.
Blog: Jail for reporting on women in Mangalore, Mogadishu
Today marks International Women's Day. Hashtags like #IWD and #InternationalWomensDay have been trending on Twitter. Among the twitterati who voiced their support for women's rights was Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He tweeted: PM: Let me reiterate in this House the commitment of our govt. to ensuring the dignity, safety...
Renewable Resource Shocks and Conflict in India’s Maoist Belt
India’s Maoist (or “Naxalite”) insurgency has resulted in more than 9,000 deaths in the last decade and famously been called the country’s “single biggest internal security challenge” by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In, Renewable Resource Shocks and Conflict in India’s Maoist Belt, a working paper for the Center for Global Development, Devesh Kapur, Kishore Gawande, [...]
David Cameron embarrassed over bribery scandal during Indian trade trip
Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, publicly challenged Mr Cameron to provide British help to a corruption investigation involving AgustaWestland helicopters.Mr Cameron is on a trade visit to India amid controversy over Finmeccanica,...Show More Summary
India, France Agree On $6 Billion Missile Deal
India and France on Thursday concluded negotiations on the Short Range Surface to Air Missile nearly worth of $6 billion during the talks between French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who also said talks on $10-billion deal for Rafale fighter aircraft are “progressing well”. After comprehensive talks, the leaders said views were [...]
India to Complete 2nd NPP Unit in 2013 - Prime Minister
India expects to complete the construction of Unit 2 of its Kudankulam nuclear power plant, being built under a joint Russian-Indian project, next year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.
Russia, India Sign Weapons Deals Worth Billions
(New Delhi, India) — Russia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperationShow More Summary
Putin to Focus on Economic Ties on Trip to India
(NEW DELHI) — India and Russia held talks Monday intended to help cement Russia’s position in the growing Indian market and reinvigorate political ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh kicked...Show More Summary
India’s Singh says to speed up sale of stakes in state firms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will speed up the sale of stakes in state companies to revive the stock market and will push ahead with reforms aimed at spurring an investment recovery in the flagging economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday...
A Delicate Dance: China and India’s Border Issue
On Monday India and China held a meeting at the prime ministerial level for the 14 th time since Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took office in May 2004. The meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Phnom...Show More Summary
News in Asia
INDIA (AL JAZEERA) India’s ruling party stages pro-reforms rally seeking to defend moves to liberalise retail, insurance and aviation sectors. Sonia Gandhi, India’s ruling Congress party chief, and Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, are trying to gain support for controversial economic policies before the 2014 parliamentary elections. Show More Summary
Cabinet Reshuffle Ahead of 2014 Election
If politics is the art of the possible, timing is equally important. Timing was indeed behind Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s massive cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, which brought on board 17 new ministers. Battered by corruption...Show More Summary
Rejigged again
AS WITH comedy, timing matters when delivering a political punchline. On October 28th India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh, at last reshuffled his cabinet. It was long overdue, made necessary by the departure in September of a coalition...Show More Summary
