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NEWS ABOUT: Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh stories: 14 news summaries

India Miffed By Obama's Bond With Beijing

Perceived slights complicate PM Singh's DC visit next week

Nov 20, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama might find Indian PM Manmohan Singh a bit prickly when he arrives in Washington this weekend, after Obama gave India short shrift during his recent Asia trip. Obama didn’t mention India at all in his speech on US relations with Asia, and caused further offense in a... More »

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Barack Obama • Pakistan • India • Beijing • George W. Bush • Manmohan Singh • Obama administration • President Obama • state visit • US-India relations • US-China relations • India-Pakistan relations • India-China relations

(Newser) - Revamped leadership in India and Pakistan and some behind-the-scenes encouragement from the US could lead to negotiations over the disputed Kashmir region, the New York Times reports. But while there are shimmers of hope, the relationship is still strained. “I am happy to meet you,” India’s PM... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • India • Kashmir • international relations • Asif Ali Zardari • Manmohan Singh • Richard Holbrooke

 India Riots Bust Out 
 After Austria Temple Killing 

Punjab erupts in violence after Sikh guru's murder

May 25, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots have broken out in dozens of cities across the Indian state of Punjab after a Sikh guru was killed in a temple in Austria yesterday. Thousands of protesters have damaged public property and set trains on fire, and in one city four people were injured when police fired on... More »

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India • Austria • Punjab • violence • riots • Sikh • religious violence • Manmohan Singh

 Indian Stocks 
 Soar 17% on 
 Election Win 

Congress victory sends shares soaring; trade suspended

May 18, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The benchmark Indian stock index soared an unprecedented 17% this morning as investors voiced their resounding approval of the Congress Party's electoral victory. Trading on the Sensex had to be suspended within seconds of opening after a 1,300-point surge; following a two-hour delay, the index jumped again and was... More »

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India • stock exchange • Asian markets • Sonia Gandhi • Bombay Sensex • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party • Indian elections

 Ruling Congress Party 
 Wins Indian Election 

Governing Congress-led coalition headed for major victory

May 16, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's main opposition party has conceded defeat to the ruling Congress-led alliance, CNN reports. The governing coalition—defying predictions the elections would end without a clear winner—was heading for a decisive victory as counting continued today. "We respect this mandate and accept it," said the leader of... More »

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India • Manmohan Singh • Rahul Gandhi • Indian elections • Indian National Congress

Indian Leader
in ICU After Heart Surgery

PM's illness highlights lack of succession law, aging Cabinet

Jan 26, 09 6:39 AM CST
(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... More »

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India • heart surgery • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party • intensive care unit • Rahul Gandhi • Indian elections

Founder of Mumbai Terror Group Under House Arrest

Pakistan also freezes organization's assets

Dec 11, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Bowing to global pressure to curb terrorist activities inside its borders, Pakistan today placed the founder of the group thought to be responsible for the Mumbai attacks under house arrest, Reuters reports. Pakistani police encircled the house of Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group and head of its charity... More »

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United Nations • terrorism • Pakistan • India • house arrest • Manmohan Singh • Mumbai attacks

(Newser) - India’s new home minister said today that the response to the Mumbai terror attacks was lackluster, the New York Times reports. “There have been lapses,” said Palaniappan Chidambaram. “I would be less than truthful if I said there had been no lapses.” Meanwhile, PM ... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Condoleezza Rice • Mumbai • Manmohan Singh • terror attack • Palaniappan Chidambaram

 India Demands Pakistan Deliver Fugitives

Tensions rise as India calls for concrete action in wake of Mumbai attacks

Dec 2, 08 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - India is demanding that Pakistan turn over 20 fugitives as a show of good faith that the nation intends to fully cooperate with investigations into the Mumbai terror attacks, Reuters reports. The list of fugitives, which was first submitted to Pakistan in 2002, includes a reported financier of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Mumbai • terrorist attack • Manmohan Singh • Lashkar-e-Taiba

 India Nuclear Deal Is a Go 

Congress passes agreement three years in the making to sell nuclear material

Oct 2, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A deal with India to sell nuclear fuel and technology made it through Congress last night after 3 years of negotiation, the LA Times reports. The agreement, passed by the Senate moments before the bailout bill, repeals the 30-year-old ban imposed after India defied international law to develop a bomb.... More »

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nuclear proliferation • India • nuclear weapons • Manmohan Singh

OPINION

 Bush Is Right on Nuclear India 

Recognizing the country's status—with nukes and otherwise—sensible diplomacy

Sep 23, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush has taken a lot of heat for the nuclear deal he’ll celebrate during this week’s visit by Indian PM Manmohan Singh, but it’s a wise move, Gideon Rachman writes in the Financial Times. “India is going to be one of the great powers of... More »

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Iran • India • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • George W. Bush • Manmohan Singh

Ruling Party's Win Paves Way for Nuclear Deal in India

Prime Minister Singh's government wins confidence vote

Jul 22, 08 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Indian government's survival of a confidence vote today should clear the way for approval of a landmark nuclear energy deal with the US, the Washington Post reports. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government survived by 19 votes, despite allegations of bribery and back-room shenanigans. Under the US-brokered deal, India will... More »

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India • International Atomic Energy Agency • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party

US Nuclear Deal Could Spell End for India's PM

Singh struggles
to survive as Delhi seeks energy accord

Jul 1, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's government is approaching the breaking point over a proposed nuclear deal with the US, reports the New York Times. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is desperate to push through legislation that will let the US give India access to fuel and technology for nuclear plants. But the accord could cost... More »

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nuclear power • India • nuclear facilities • George W. Bush • Manmohan Singh • Congress Party

US-India Civilian Nuclear Deal Delayed Again

Leftist coalition could sink government if
pact goes forward

Jun 25, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A landmark deal between the US and India to share civilian nuclear technology faces uncertain prospects today after the Indian government announced it had failed to persuade a dissenting political group to back the pact, the Wall Street Journal reports. The White House has been pressing India to ratify the... More »

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Congress • nuclear power • India • United States • nuclear power plant • George W. Bush • Manmohan Singh

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