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| $4 billion and 'Merci!' for France | |
| 2005-09-11 | |
A $2-billion deal with Airbus in the bag and with another $2 billion in his pocket to buy Scorpene submarines, a confident Manmohan Singh leaves for Paris tomorrow to tell the French how much India values their friendship.
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| Posted by:john |
| #4 That's ok. The more "Americas", the better! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-11 22:19 |
| #3 It's India that's the playa; not any particular Indian politician. If they ever completely junk the Fabian socialism of their elites and fully transcend the caste system, they'll eat China's lunch economically. They may even end up being "our America", so to speak. |
| Posted by: dushan 2005-09-11 14:50 |
| #2 Singh is actually a political lightweight. He lost election to the lower house of parliament. He has his job because he has no real power base and is no threat to anyone. Ministers actually ignore him, reporting directly to Sonia Gandhi (the real Indian PM). |
| Posted by: john 2005-09-11 07:04 |
| #1 India has what everybody wants. Cheap labor, geographic location, massive market, etc. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-11 00:45 |