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Anand Sharma new trade minister Thursday, 28 May 2009

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Anand Sharma was named on Thursday as trade minister in the new Indian government, a key post with responsibility for negotiating the country's stand at the Doha round of global trade talks.  Full Article

 
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India expands number of ministers, allies come in Wednesday, 27 May 2009 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday named 59 new ministers, including 14 of the cabinet rank, as he brought key allies into the government after his resounding general election victory.  Full Article  

Bush exits White House

George W. Bush bid farewell to Washington leaving with little fanfare as the world turned its attention to Obama.  Full Article | Video 

Obama in the News

U.S. president Barack Obama has eclipsed all other contenders to clinch the top news spot so far this century. Obama had been written about roughly 250 million times.  Full Article 

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NEWSMAKER - Mukherjee takes charge of slowing Indian economy   Saturday, 23 May 2009

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Congress Party veteran Pranab Mukherjee takes over the job of managing Asia's third-largest economy at a time when it faces slowing growth, worsening public finances, falling exports and huge job losses.  Full Article

 
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India names party veteran Mukherjee to steer economy   Saturday, 23 May 2009

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee to head the key finance ministry at a time when Asia's third-largest economy has been hit harder than expected by the global recession.  Full Article

 

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India worried

There is a sense of fear in India over Kashmir as Barack Obama takes charge as President of United States. An analysis by Madhu Soman, Reuters Consumer Media Editor.  Video 

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C. Uday Bhaskar says that the India-U.S. bilateral relationship may gradually become more wide spectrum and robust -- unless proven otherwise.  Read Column 

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