Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the function to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in Mumbai on May 24, 2013. SEBI is the regulator for the securities market in India and was officially established by The Government of India in the year 1992.
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It’s taken an excessively long time for commentators to recognize how thoroughly incompetent as a prime minister Manmohan Singh is and how politically weak he has always been
This is the greatest tragedy that has happened. I request PM Manmohan Singh that there is no remedy and President's Rule must be imposed and we must take on the naxalites head on
With utter sadness I have to say that Manmohan Singh is a Prime Minister, not a leader. He is neither the leader of his party nor the leader of this country. The UPA has not been able to provide capable leadershipMore quotes »
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Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties
a visit to Pakistan's rival India, his first trip abroad since becoming premier in March. Li and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to downplay a recent border dispute and stressed the aim of forging deeper cooperation. They expressed hope they could Read more »
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India's Congress party wins key state election
evening. The BJP had won or was leading in only 40 constituencies, with the rest going to other parties.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed his party's victory but acknowledged that corruption was an important issue. "We must sit together and find a solution," Read more »
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Indian PM demands Italy return marines for trial
retaliation."I want to make it clear that these actions of the government of Italy are not acceptable," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament on Wednesday. "They violate every rule of diplomatic discourse and call into question solemn commitments given Read more »
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Nawaz Sharif may give Pakistan-India relations a boost
Sharif's decisive victory in the May 11 national elections, he and Manmohan Singh, prime minister of nuclear archrival India, have chatted amicably by phone and have invited each other to visit. Newspapers in both countries buzz with editorials and commentaries 34 m ago from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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BJP cries for Singh ouster
of the UPA government. The aim of the weeklong agitation, starting May 27, is to press for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But, in most parts of Bihar, the protests will take place on June 1, owing to the marriage season. The BJP’s national 36 m ago from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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China on PM Japan plate
relations and deals for infrastructure projects worth an estimated $15 billion. top the agenda for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a three-day visit to Japan from Monday. The Prime Minister will also be in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 30-31 on the return 39 m ago from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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India Grows Impatient With Prime Minister Singh
India’s technocratic prime minister, Manmohan Singh, came to office in 2004, his obvious shyness was widely applauded as a virtue, a sign of the probity and quiet dignity of this accidental politician. In recent months, however, Mr. Singh’s diffidence has 6:02 PM from International Herald Tribune Read more »
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India, Thailand to ink extradition treaty
Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangkok next week may see New Delhi clinching an extradition treaty with Thailand – a country that has since long been used by India’s underworld dons and insurgent leaders as overseas bases. “We are now close to signing 5:13 PM from Deccan Herald Read more »
