PM's illness highlights lack of succession law, aging Cabinet
(NEWSER) - Indian PM Manmohan Singh is in intensive care as he recovers from heart bypass surgery, reports the Times of London, highlighting the country's lack of succession law and stoking fears about its preparedness for another terrorist attack. The foreign minister is acting as leader while a special committee has control of the country's nuclear arms. Singh's hospitalization has also underscored his age ahead of elections this spring—he is 76, while his main opponent is 81. More»
